Complexities of livestock raiding in Karamoja

Nomadic Peoples

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-105

  Agade, Kennedy Mkutu ^a  

^a UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY AFRICA   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cattle raiding; Disarmament; Pastoralists; Protected kraals; Small arms

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COMPLEXITY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LIVESTOCK; PASTORALISM;

KARAMOJA; NORTHERN PROVINCE [UGANDA]; UGANDA;

BOS; CHAMAESYCE DEGENERI;

EID: 80051746273     PISSN: 08227942     EISSN: 17522366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/np.2010.140206     Document Type: Article

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