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Violence and Democracy in Khayelitsha, Governing Crime through the ‘Community’

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/sta.ft | Journal eISSN: 2165-2627
Language: English
Published on: May 26, 2015
Published by: Department of Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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