Market association leaders' strategic use of language and narrative in market disputes and negotiations in Kumasi, Ghana

Africa Today

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-60

  Clark, Gracia ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; GOODS EXCHANGE; LANGUAGE; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; WOMENS STATUS;

GHANA; KUMASI;

EID: 0036524630     PISSN: 00019887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2979/aft.2002.49.1.42     Document Type: Article

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