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The Role of African Fiction in Educating about Albinism and Human Rights: Jenny Robson’s Because Pula Means Rain (1998) and Ben Hanson’s Takadini (1997).

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The Role of African Fiction in Educating about Albinism and Human Rights: Jenny Robson’s Because Pula Means Rain (1998) and Ben Hanson’s Takadini (1997). / Baker, Charlotte Anne; Lund, Patricia.
In: Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies, Vol. 11, No. 3, 01.08.2017, p. 271-284.

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Baker, CA & Lund, P 2017, 'The Role of African Fiction in Educating about Albinism and Human Rights: Jenny Robson’s Because Pula Means Rain (1998) and Ben Hanson’s Takadini (1997).', Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 271-284. https://doi.org/10.3828/jlcds.2017.22

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Baker, C. A., & Lund, P. (2017). The Role of African Fiction in Educating about Albinism and Human Rights: Jenny Robson’s Because Pula Means Rain (1998) and Ben Hanson’s Takadini (1997). Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies, 11(3), 271-284. https://doi.org/10.3828/jlcds.2017.22

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Baker CA, Lund P. The Role of African Fiction in Educating about Albinism and Human Rights: Jenny Robson’s Because Pula Means Rain (1998) and Ben Hanson’s Takadini (1997). Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies. 2017 Aug 1;11(3):271-284. doi: 10.3828/jlcds.2017.22

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Baker, Charlotte Anne ; Lund, Patricia. / The Role of African Fiction in Educating about Albinism and Human Rights: Jenny Robson’s Because Pula Means Rain (1998) and Ben Hanson’s Takadini (1997). In: Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies. 2017 ; Vol. 11, No. 3. pp. 271-284.

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