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- ↑ Garritano, Carmela (2013-02-15). African Video Movies and Global Desires: A Ghanaian History. Ohio University Press. ISBN 9780896804845.
- ↑ Quayson, Ato; Daswani, Girish (2013-07-03). A Companion to Diaspora and Transnationalism. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118320648.
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