Muslim politics in postcolonial Kenya: Negotiating knowledge on the double-periphery

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Kresse, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 65349186220     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2009.01543.x     Document Type: Article

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