Disguising the pain of remembering in Akwapim

Africa

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 426-452

  Gilbert, Michelle ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; MEMORY;

GHANA;

EID: 77957587412     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: 17500184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/afr.2010.0304     Document Type: Article

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