Violent encounters: Violent engagements, skirmishes, and tiffs

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 631-678

  Athens, Lonnie ^a  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominance; Encounters; Skirmishes; Violent interaction; Violent situations; Violent social action

Indexed keywords

EID: 28744456624     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241605280570     Document Type: Review

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