Carnal economies: The commodification of food and sex in Kathmandu

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-38

  Liechty, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Class; Commodification; Food; Gender; Nepal; Prostitution

Indexed keywords

EID: 14944339915     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/can.2005.20.1.001     Document Type: Review

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