Scandinavia, Blacks in

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Scandinavia, Blacks in. / Golly, Nadine.
Encyclopedia of Blacks in European History and Culture. ed. / Eric Martone. Vol. 2 Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2009.

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Harvard

Golly, N 2009, Scandinavia, Blacks in. in E Martone (ed.), Encyclopedia of Blacks in European History and Culture. vol. 2, Greenwood Publishing Group, Westport, Conn.

APA

Golly, N. (2009). Scandinavia, Blacks in. In E. Martone (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Blacks in European History and Culture (Vol. 2). Greenwood Publishing Group.

Vancouver

Golly N. Scandinavia, Blacks in. In Martone E, editor, Encyclopedia of Blacks in European History and Culture. Vol. 2. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group. 2009

Bibtex

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