Violence and Vulnerability in East Africa before 1800 CE: An Agenda for Research

History Compass

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 741-760

  Schoenbrun, David ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956445248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14780542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2006.00352.x     Document Type: Article

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