Rebellion and Agrarian Tensions in Sierra Leone

Journal of Agrarian Change

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 377-395

  Peters, Krijn ^a   Richards, Paul ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Civil wars; Land tenure; Sierra leone; Youth

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN CHANGE; AGRARIAN REFORM; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CIVIL WAR; FARMING SYSTEM; LAND TENURE; MINING; POLITICAL CONFLICT;

SIERRA LEONE;

EID: 79959450836     PISSN: 14710358     EISSN: 14710366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0366.2011.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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