At the crossroads of human rights and anthropology: Toward a critically engaged activist research

American Anthropologist

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-76

  Speed, Shannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Activist research; Chiapas; Human rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 33144474103     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2006.108.1.66     Document Type: Article

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