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Book Launch: Thinking Freedom in Africa

Apr 5, 2017

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Please join us for the launch of ‘Thinking Freedom in Africa: Toward a Theory of Emancipatory Politics’, a new book by Professor Michael Neocosmos:

Date: Tuesday, 11 April 2017

Time: 10am

Venue: Room 2, Centre for Humanities Research

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