Gerontocratic government: Age-sets in pre-colonial giriama

Africa

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1978, Pages 248-264

  Brantley, Cynthia ^a  

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EID: 84925918483     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: 17500184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1158467     Document Type: Article

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