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Chosen peoples, chosen races: Religion and the structure of race relations in the United States and South Africa

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Hughey, M.W. Chosen peoples, chosen races: Religion and the structure of race relations in the United States and South Africa. Int J Polit Cult Soc 1, 23–46 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01384920

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