Suicide, risk, and investment in the heart of the African miracle

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 652-680

  Livingston, Julie ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Botswana; Cancer; Death; Debt; HIV AIDS; Passion killing; Social relations; Southern Africa; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049108959     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: 15481360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1360.2009.01043.x     Document Type: Article

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