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RESEARCH ARTICLES

Cultural Innovation and Translation in the Eastern Cape: Jan Tzatzoe, Xhosa Intellectual and the Making of an African Gospel, 1817–1833

Pages 84-101 | Published online: 22 Dec 2010

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