Political decentralization in the Puuc Region, Yucatan, Mexico

Journal of Anthropological Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 317-330

  Carmean, Kelli ^a   Sabloff, Jeremy A ^b  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0038739176     PISSN: 00917710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/jar.52.3.3630087     Document Type: Article

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