'History Must be Rewritten!': Revisionist Ambitions among West African Slave Descendants

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'History Must be Rewritten!' : Revisionist Ambitions among West African Slave Descendants. / Pelckmans, Lotte.

Slavery, Memory and Identity. London (UK), Vermont (USA) : Pickering & Chatto Publishers, 2012. p. 91-104.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

Harvard

Pelckmans, L 2012, 'History Must be Rewritten!': Revisionist Ambitions among West African Slave Descendants. in Slavery, Memory and Identity. Pickering & Chatto Publishers, London (UK), Vermont (USA), pp. 91-104.

APA

Pelckmans, L. (2012). 'History Must be Rewritten!': Revisionist Ambitions among West African Slave Descendants. In Slavery, Memory and Identity (pp. 91-104). Pickering & Chatto Publishers.

Vancouver

Pelckmans L. 'History Must be Rewritten!': Revisionist Ambitions among West African Slave Descendants. In Slavery, Memory and Identity. London (UK), Vermont (USA): Pickering & Chatto Publishers. 2012. p. 91-104

Author

Pelckmans, Lotte. / 'History Must be Rewritten!' : Revisionist Ambitions among West African Slave Descendants. Slavery, Memory and Identity. London (UK), Vermont (USA) : Pickering & Chatto Publishers, 2012. pp. 91-104

Bibtex

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