Farmers and 'prostitutes': Twentieth-century problems of female inheritance in Kano emirate, Nigeria

Journal of African History

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 463-486

  Pierce, Steven ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Inheritance; Islam; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; HERITABILITY; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; PROPERTY RIGHTS; PROSTITUTION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 1042301777     PISSN: 00218537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021853703008478     Document Type: Article

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