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Article: David M. Gordon, Nachituti's Gift: economy, society, and environment in Central Africa.(Book review)
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DAVID M. GORDON, Nachituti's Gift: economy, society, and environment in Central Africa. Madison WI: University of Wisconsin Press (pb $24.95--978 0 29921 364 0; hb $60--978 0 29921 360 2). 2006, xii+301 pp.
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