Violence, Just In Time: War and Work in Contemporary West Africa

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-57

  Hoffman, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Identity; Labor; Post Fordism; Violence; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551601617     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: 15481360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1360.2010.01079.x     Document Type: Article

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