Gender, hisba and the enforcement of morality in northern Nigeria

Africa

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 136-152

  Adamu, Fatima L ^a  

^a USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; HUMAN RIGHTS; MORALITY; VIOLENCE;

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

EID: 40649116980     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/E0001972008000089     Document Type: Article

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