Burial sites, informal rights and lost kingdoms: Contesting land claims in mpumalanga, South Africa

Africa

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 228-251

  James, Deborah ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; LAND MARKET; LAND REFORM; LANDOWNERSHIP; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

AFRICA; MPUMALANGA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BOS;

EID: 67651229483     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: 17500184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/E0001972009000709     Document Type: Article

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