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The role of place and metaphor in racial exclusion: South Africa’s beaches as sites of shifting racialisation.

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The role of place and metaphor in racial exclusion: South Africa’s beaches as sites of shifting racialisation. / Durrheim, Kevin; Dixon, John A.
In: Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 24, No. 3, 05.2001, p. 433-450.

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Durrheim, K & Dixon, JA 2001, 'The role of place and metaphor in racial exclusion: South Africa’s beaches as sites of shifting racialisation.', Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 433-450. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870020036738

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Durrheim, K., & Dixon, J. A. (2001). The role of place and metaphor in racial exclusion: South Africa’s beaches as sites of shifting racialisation. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 24(3), 433-450. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870020036738

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Durrheim K, Dixon JA. The role of place and metaphor in racial exclusion: South Africa’s beaches as sites of shifting racialisation. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 2001 May;24(3):433-450. doi: 10.1080/01419870020036738

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Durrheim, Kevin ; Dixon, John A. / The role of place and metaphor in racial exclusion: South Africa’s beaches as sites of shifting racialisation. In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 2001 ; Vol. 24, No. 3. pp. 433-450.

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