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Nahu-kparilim (cattle caretakership): understanding the persistence of unfree Fulani labour and the (non)violent renegotiation of power relations in agrarian economies in northern Ghana

Nahu-kparilim (gardiennage du bétail) : comprendre la persistance du travail fulani non libre et la renégociation (non)violente des relations de pouvoir dans les économies agraires du nord du Ghana

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