Regions based on social structure

Current Anthropology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-123

  Burton, Michael L ^a   Moore, Carmella C ^b   Whiting, John W M ^c   Romney, A Kimball ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002000033     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/204474     Document Type: Article

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