Articles · No. 03-04 (2008): CODESRIA Bulletin · Pages 99-102

35 - Some Comments on the Mafeje–Moore Debate

  • Eric Masinde Aseka
    Eric Masinde Aseka
    Kenyatta University Nairobi, Kenya
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  • Godwin Rapando Murunga
    Godwin Rapando Murunga
    is the Executive Secretary of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) based in Dakar, Senegal. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Development Studies at the University of Nairobi. He holds a BA and MA from Kenyatta...
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  • Eric Masinde Aseka

    Kenyatta University Nairobi, Kenya

  • Godwin Rapando Murunga

    is the Executive Secretary of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) based in Dakar, Senegal. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Development Studies at the University of Nairobi. He holds a BA and MA from Kenyatta University and an MA and Ph.D. in History from Northwestern University, Ill., USA. Dr. Murunga is a former Executive Committee Member of CODESRIA.

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