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Family and Social Change in an African City

Family and Social Change in an African City

Peter Marris

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2014
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Antropología
ISBN:
9781138861886
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This book is a study of the pattern of social life which developed in the slums of central Lagos; and of the effects of a compulsory slum clearance scheme on the lives of those who were removed.

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