The precolonial Balinese state reconsidered: A critical evaluation of theory construction on the relationship between irrigation, the state, and ritual

Current Anthropology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-181

  Hauser Schäublin, Brigitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 10444236684     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/345824     Document Type: Review

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