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Volume 24, 2019 - Issue 2: the african other: philosophy, justice and the self. issue editor: abraham olivier
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Formations of the Self

CAN I CHOOSE TO BE WHO I AM NOT?

on (african) subjectivity

Katrin FlikschuhDepartment of GovernmentLondon School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street LondonWC2A 2AEUKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 78-91 | Published online: 21 Feb 2019

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