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‘The miskeet tree doesn't belong here': shifting land values and the politics of belonging in Um Doum, central Sudan

‘L'arbre mesquite n'a pas sa place ici': Comment un victoire fonciere historique reconfigure les notions d'appertenance au centre du Soudan

Pages 67-88 | Received 10 Dec 2017, Accepted 24 Apr 2018, Published online: 08 Aug 2018

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