The imagined Africa of the West: a critical perspective on Western imaginations of Africa

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The imagined Africa of the West : a critical perspective on Western imaginations of Africa. / Larsen, Rune; Jensen, Stig Eduard Breitenstein.

In: Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 47, No. 164, 2020, p. 324-334.

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Larsen, R & Jensen, SEB 2020, 'The imagined Africa of the West: a critical perspective on Western imaginations of Africa', Review of African Political Economy, vol. 47, no. 164, pp. 324-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2019.1660155

APA

Larsen, R., & Jensen, S. E. B. (2020). The imagined Africa of the West: a critical perspective on Western imaginations of Africa. Review of African Political Economy, 47(164), 324-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2019.1660155

Vancouver

Larsen R, Jensen SEB. The imagined Africa of the West: a critical perspective on Western imaginations of Africa. Review of African Political Economy. 2020;47(164):324-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2019.1660155

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Larsen, Rune ; Jensen, Stig Eduard Breitenstein. / The imagined Africa of the West : a critical perspective on Western imaginations of Africa. In: Review of African Political Economy. 2020 ; Vol. 47, No. 164. pp. 324-334.

Bibtex

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