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Third World Quarterly Volume 42, 2021 - Issue 5: Colonial Legacies and the (Un)doing of Africa. Guest editors: Swati Parashar and Michael Schulz
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Revisiting Colonial Legacies and Impact

The relational legacies of colonialism: peace education and reconciliation in Rwanda

Michael Schulza School of Global Studies, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, SwedenCorrespondence [email protected]
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Ezechiel Sentamab Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University, Coventry, UKView further author information
Pages 1052-1068 | Received 19 Mar 2019, Accepted 12 Nov 2020, Published online: 22 Dec 2020

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