The darker side of the "original affluent society"

Journal of Anthropological Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 301-324

  Kaplan, David ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0010638148     PISSN: 00917710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/jar.56.3.3631086     Document Type: Article

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