Malice in Maasailand: The historical roots of current political struggles

African Affairs

Volumn 104, Issue 415, 2005, Pages 207-224

  Hughes, Lotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIAL LEGACY; CULTURAL IDENTITY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LAND RIGHTS; NATIONALISM; POLITICS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 17844369987     PISSN: 00019909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/adi033     Document Type: Article

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