Strangers in their own land: Maasai and wildlife conservation in Northern Tanzania

Conservation and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-79

  Goldman, Mara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Human rights; Maasai; Manyara Ranch; Participation; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960615080     PISSN: 09724923     EISSN: 09753133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-4923.79194     Document Type: Article

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