States of violence: Ethnicity, politics and pastoral conflict in east Africa

Geography Research Forum

Volumn 25, Issue , 2005, Pages 105-127

  Galaty, John G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

African state; Conflict; Ethnicity; Kenya; Pastoralism; Violence

Indexed keywords

POLITICAL CONFLICT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33644975761     PISSN: 03335275     EISSN: 24148725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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