Lethal treachery and the imbalance of power in warfare and feuding

Journal of Anthropological Research

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 531-554

  Wadley, Reed L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARMY; CLERGY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOTHESIS; LETHALITY; MILITARY PHENOMENA; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERRORISM; VICTIM; WAR; WEAPON;

EID: 0842264340     PISSN: 00917710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/jar.59.4.3631595     Document Type: Review

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