The intimate violence of political and economic change in southern ethiopia

Comparative Studies in Society and History

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-64

  Ellison, James ^a  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTE SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL TRADITION; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ETHNIC GROUP; MODERNIZATION; POLITICAL CONFLICT; RURAL SOCIETY; VIOLENCE; WOMENS STATUS;

ETHIOPIA; EUROPE; KONSO; MIDDLE EAST;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84855654235     PISSN: 00104175     EISSN: 14752999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0010417511000582     Document Type: Article

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