Money, modernization and ambivalence among the Sidama of Northeastern Africa

History and Anthropology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Hamer, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambivalence; Community commitment; Historic variation; Non quantitative values; Symbolic exchange

Indexed keywords

EID: 63149161128     PISSN: 02757206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757200802611738     Document Type: Article

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