The environmental and social history of African sacred groves: A Tanzanian case study

African Studies Review

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-98

  Sheridan, Michael J ^a  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 68249109953     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/arw.0.0149     Document Type: Review

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