Women, descent, and tenure succession among the Bambara of West Africa: A changing landscape

Human Organization

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-98

  Grigsby, William J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender, women, kinship, inheritance, land tenure; West Africa, Mali, Bambara

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHANGE; BAMBARA PEOPLE; BAMBARA POEPLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER STUDY; LAND RIGHTS; WOMEN'S ISSUES;

MALI;

EID: 0030448152     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.55.1.v831lj80r2jq165n     Document Type: Article

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