The past and space: On arguments in African Land Control

Africa

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-35

  Lund, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND MANAGEMENT; REGIONAL POLITICS; SOCIAL HISTORY; TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENT;

GHANA;

EID: 84872913643     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: 17500184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0001972012000691     Document Type: Article

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