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‘Solemnis(ing) beginnings’: theories of same-sex marriage in the USA and South Africa

Jane BennettSchool of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 47-60 | Received 14 Mar 2014, Accepted 14 Aug 2014, Published online: 15 Oct 2014

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