Worries of the heart widows, family, and community in Kenya
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2007.
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xiii, 256 pages : ill., maps.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Mutongi, K. (2007). Worries of the heart: widows, family, and community in Kenya . University of Chicago Press.

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Mutongi, Kenda. 2007. Worries of the Heart: Widows, Family, and Community in Kenya. University of Chicago Press.

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Mutongi, Kenda. Worries of the Heart: Widows, Family, and Community in Kenya University of Chicago Press, 2007.

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Mutongi, Kenda. Worries of the Heart: Widows, Family, and Community in Kenya University of Chicago Press, 2007.

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