Widow inheritance among the Maragoli of western Kenya

Journal of Anthropological Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-198

  Laban, Edwins ^a   Gwako, Moogi ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0242605293     PISSN: 00917710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/jar.54.2.3631729     Document Type: Article

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