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Culture Confrontation in the Lower Congo : From the Old Congo Kingdom to the Congo Independent State with Special Reference to the Swedish Missionaries in the 1880's and 1890's
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The culture confrontation remains the central theme throughout this book, with special emphasis given to points of conflict as mentioned in this paper, and my approach to each particular era has been guided by the question: What...Abstract:
The culture confrontation remains the central theme throughout this book, with special emphasis given to points of conflict. My approach to each particular era has been guided by the question: What ...read more
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