The rise of the 'traider': The commercialization of raiding in Karamoja

Nomadic Peoples

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-122

  Eaton, Dave ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle raiding; Commercialization; Karamoja; Pastoralism; Pokot

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COMMERCIALIZATION; ENTREPRENEUR; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LIVESTOCK; PASTORALISM;

KARAMOJA; NORTHERN PROVINCE [UGANDA]; UGANDA;

BOS;

EID: 80051713357     PISSN: 08227942     EISSN: 17522366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/np.2010.140207     Document Type: Article

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