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Journal of the African Literature Association Volume 13, 2019 - Issue 1: Conference Issue (ALA 2018): The Environments of African Literature
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Imaginative representations of illicit and conflict diamonds in the Sierra Leone Civil War: from paradox and ambiguity to traumatized national psychology

Ernest ColeDepartment of English, Hope College, Holland, Michigan, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 31-47 | Published online: 30 Apr 2019

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