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Colonial images in global times: consumer interpretations of Africa and Africans in advertising

Samuel K. Bonsu Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1-25 | Published online: 11 Feb 2009

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