Agency, personhood and the 'I' of discourse in the pacific and beyond

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 101-115

  Rumsey, Alan ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0012731506     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9655.t01-1-00006     Document Type: Article

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