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    What on Earth is a Ruling Party in a Multiparty Democracy? Musings and Ruminations of an Armchair Critic
    What on Earth is a Ruling Party in a Multiparty Democracy? Musings and Ruminations of an Armchair Critic
    What on Earth is a Ruling Party in a Multiparty Democracy? Musings and Ruminations of an Armchair Critic
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    What on Earth is a Ruling Party in a Multiparty Democracy? Musings and Ruminations of an Armchair Critic

    By E. Kashoki

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    The primary objective of What on Earth is a Ruling Party in a Multiparty Democracy? is to provoke thought and thereby stimulate debate. To this end, provocatively, this collection of topical issues ranges from 'The place of the miniskirt in sociocultural development' to 'Which citizen in Zambia should not take part in (partisan) politics?' The Author, Mubanga E Kashoki, is a Professor of African Languages at the institute of Economic and Social Research in the University of Zambia.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGadsden Publishers
    Release dateOct 6, 2014
    ISBN9789982240925
    What on Earth is a Ruling Party in a Multiparty Democracy? Musings and Ruminations of an Armchair Critic
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    E. Kashoki

    Mubanga Kashoki is a scholar of linguistics and Zambian languages, is Professor of African Languages at the Institute of Economic and Social Research, University of Zambia.

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