Ethnocentrism and xenophobia: A cross-cultural study

Current Anthropology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 760-764

  Cashdan, Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 0037608353     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3596577     Document Type: Article

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