Gun culture in Kumasi

Africa

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 433-454

  McCaskie, T C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; VIOLENCE; WEAPON; YOUNG POPULATION;

AFRICA; ASHANTI; GHANA; KUMASI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 54849437537     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/E0001972008000260     Document Type: Article

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