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Original Articles

URBAN EROTICS AND RACIAL AFFECT IN A NEOLIBERAL “RACIAL DEMOCRACY”: BRAZILIAN AND PUERTO RICAN YOUTH IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

Pages 513-547 | Received 17 Nov 2007, Accepted 25 Mar 2009, Published online: 22 Sep 2009

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