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The Quest for Scientific Equity in Postcolonial Ghana - Atomic Junction: Nuclear Power in Africa after Independence By Abena Dove Osseo-Asare. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2019. Pp. xi + 278. $32.88, paperback (ISBN: 978-1-108-45737-8); $99.99, hardcover (ISBN: 978-1-108-47124-4).

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Atomic Junction: Nuclear Power in Africa after Independence By Abena Dove Osseo-Asare. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2019. Pp. xi + 278. $32.88, paperback (ISBN: 978-1-108-45737-8); $99.99, hardcover (ISBN: 978-1-108-47124-4).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2021

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Ghanadiplomatic relationspostcolonialsciencetechnology
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The Journal of African History , Volume 62 , Issue 2 , July 2021 , pp. 303 - 305
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