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Special Section: Commemorating 'the Plague Act': perspectives on the 1913 Natives Land Act. Edited by Maano Ramutsindela, Louise Green and Kylie Thomas

From “boys” to “men”? African and black masculinities, triangular desire, race, and subalternity in Charles Mungoshi’s short stories

Pages 353-367 | Published online: 16 May 2013

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