The Food of Elders, the "Ration" of Women: Brewing, Gender, and Domestic Processes among the Samburu of Northern Kenya

American Anthropologist

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1041-1058

  Holtzman, Jon ^a  

^a KALAMAZOO COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Brewing; Family; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035561820     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2001.103.4.1041     Document Type: Article

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