Dispossession in the Age of Humanity: Human Rights, Citizenship, and Indigeneity in the Central Kalahari

Anthropological Forum

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 285-305

  Sapignoli, Maria ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Botswana; Human Rights; Humanity; Indigeneity; San

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942981000     PISSN: 00664677     EISSN: 14692902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00664677.2015.1021293     Document Type: Article

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