Vigilantes, violence and the politics of public order in Kenya

African Affairs

Volumn 101, Issue 405, 2002, Pages 531-555

  Anderson, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; POLITICAL VIOLENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

KENYA;

EID: 0036816064     PISSN: 00019909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/101.405.531     Document Type: Article

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