The heterogeneous state and legal pluralism in Mozambique

Law and Society Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-76

  De Santos, Boaventura Sousa ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 33645156764     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2006.00258.x     Document Type: Article

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