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Human Rights in Africa

Part of the book series: Contemporary African Political Economy ((CONTAPE))

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This chapter offers an introduction to the volume. Further, it highlights the volume’s scholarly contributions and each chapter’s main concerns.

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  1. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Eunice N. Sahle

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Sahle, E.N. (2019). Introduction. In: Sahle, E. (eds) Human Rights in Africa. Contemporary African Political Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-51915-3_1

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