Of documents and litigants: Disputes on inheritance in abetifi–a town of colonial ghana

Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law

Volumn 29, Issue 39, 1997, Pages 81-119

  Miescher, Stephan F ^a  

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EID: 84900262749     PISSN: 07329113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07329113.1997.10756493     Document Type: Article

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