Becoming a bwana and burley tobacco in the Central Region of Malawi

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 575-602

  Prowse, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; RURAL SOCIETY; SMALLHOLDER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; TOBACCO;

MALAWI;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 77950774055     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X09990139     Document Type: Article

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