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Useful Reflections: Writing to Heal in a Hostile Environment

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Useful Reflections: Writing to Heal in a Hostile Environment. / Nzelu, Okechukwu.
Lancaster University, 2023. 64 p.

Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis

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Nzelu, O 2023, 'Useful Reflections: Writing to Heal in a Hostile Environment', PhD, Lancaster University. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/2144

APA

Nzelu, O. (2023). Useful Reflections: Writing to Heal in a Hostile Environment. [Doctoral Thesis, Lancaster University]. Lancaster University. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/2144

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Nzelu O. Useful Reflections: Writing to Heal in a Hostile Environment. Lancaster University, 2023. 64 p. doi: 10.17635/lancaster/thesis/2144

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Nzelu, Okechukwu. / Useful Reflections : Writing to Heal in a Hostile Environment. Lancaster University, 2023. 64 p.

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