From sugar cane to 'swords': Hope and the extensibility of the gift in Fiji

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 277-295

  Miyazaki, Hirokazu ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

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EID: 27844592753     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2005.00236.x     Document Type: Review

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