Perpetual lament: Kava-drinking, christianity and sensations of historical decline in Fiji

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 653-673

  Tomlinson, Matt ^a  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 28444498832     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2004.00206.x     Document Type: Review

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