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The Social, Health, and Economic Consequences of Pastoral Sedentarization in Marsabit District, Northern Kenya
  • Eric Abella Roth
  • Elliot Fratkin
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Female Genital Mutilation Arid Land Pastoral Community Female Education Female Circumcision 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Eric Abella Roth
    • 1
  • Elliot Fratkin
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of AnthropologyUniversity of VictoriaVictoriaCanada
  2. 2.Department of AnthropologySmith CollegeNorthampton

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