Gender, farming, and long-term change: Maya historical and archaeological perspectives

Current Anthropology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 409-433

  Robin, Cynthia ^a   Johnson, Matthew H ^b   Joyce, Rosemary A ^c   Lucero, Lisa J ^d   Meskell, Lynn ^e   Palka, Joel W ^f   Schortman, Edward ^g  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^g KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33746476294     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503060     Document Type: Article

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