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The Power of Colonial Nationalism in Shaping Post-Colonial South Africa

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Before the state, there are “states of mind”.

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Schreuder, D. (1994). The Power of Colonial Nationalism in Shaping Post-Colonial South Africa. In: Rich, P.B. (eds) The Dynamics of Change in Southern Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23617-6_4

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