Trade and the Construction of Bahamian Identity: A Multiscalar Exploration

International Journal of Historical Archeology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 283-320

  Wilkie, Laurie A ^a   Farnsworth, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bahamas; Ceramics; Identity; Structuration theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009948414     PISSN: 10927697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022850626022     Document Type: Article

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