Traditional authority revisited: Popular perceptions of chiefs and chieftaincy in peri-urban kumasi, Ghana

Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law

Volumn 39, Issue 55, 2007, Pages 123-161

  Ubink, Janine ^a  

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EID: 80053438061     PISSN: 07329113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07329113.2007.10756610     Document Type: Article

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