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Front MatterSource: The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 33, No. 1 (2000), pp. i-132Published by: Boston University African Studies CenterStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/220255 .
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Race and Aesthetics in the anthropology of Petrus Camper (1722-1789)
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