Young converts: Christian missions, gender and youth in Onitsha, Nigeria 1880-1929

Anthropological Quarterly

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 145-158

  Bastian, Misty L ^a  

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Author keywords

Education; Gender; Missionization; West Africa; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034344635     PISSN: 00035491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/anq.2000.0001     Document Type: Review

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