As democracy grows: Metaphor scenarios for Democracy in Nigerian Senate Debates of the Fourth Republic

Onwu Inya

As democracy grows: Metaphor scenarios for Democracy in Nigerian Senate Debates of the Fourth Republic

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As democracy grows: Metaphor scenarios for Democracy in Nigerian Senate Debates of the Fourth Republic. / Inya, Onwu.
in: Metaphor and the Social World, Jahrgang 12, Nr. 2, 21.06.2022, S. 224 - 244.

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