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‘Being Maasai’ in markets and trade: the role of ethnicity-based institutions in the livestock market of Northern Tanzania

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‘Being Maasai’ in markets and trade: the role of ethnicity-based institutions in the livestock market of Northern Tanzania. / Allegretti, Antonio.
In: Nomadic Peoples, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2017.

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Allegretti, A 2017, '‘Being Maasai’ in markets and trade: the role of ethnicity-based institutions in the livestock market of Northern Tanzania', Nomadic Peoples, vol. 21, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.3197/np.2017.210104

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Allegretti, A. (2017). ‘Being Maasai’ in markets and trade: the role of ethnicity-based institutions in the livestock market of Northern Tanzania. Nomadic Peoples, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.3197/np.2017.210104

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Allegretti A. ‘Being Maasai’ in markets and trade: the role of ethnicity-based institutions in the livestock market of Northern Tanzania. Nomadic Peoples. 2017;21(1). doi: 10.3197/np.2017.210104

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Allegretti, Antonio. / ‘Being Maasai’ in markets and trade : the role of ethnicity-based institutions in the livestock market of Northern Tanzania. In: Nomadic Peoples. 2017 ; Vol. 21, No. 1.

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