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Female Education in a Sedentary Ariaal Rendille Community

Paternal Decision-Making and Biosocial Pathways

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Roth, E.A., Ngugi, E.N. (2005). Female Education in a Sedentary Ariaal Rendille Community. In: Fratkin, E., Roth, E.A. (eds) As Pastoralists Settle. Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48595-8_13

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