Apartheid and the Making of a Black Psychologist
A Memoir
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2016-05-01
- Mått152 x 229 x 15 mm
- Vikt363 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor228
- FörlagWits University Press
- ISBN9781868148622
- UtmärkelserWinner of Assaf Humanities Book Award 2018 (South Africa)