Pastoral production in colonial Kenya: Lessons from the past?

African Studies Review

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1-27

  Waller, Richard ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84867000491     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/arw.2012.0039     Document Type: Article

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