Tedium and creativity: The valorization of manioc cultivation and Piaroa women

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 241-259

  Heckler, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 28444465140     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2004.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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