The semiotics of violence Ninja, sorcerers, ana state terror in post-Soeharto Indonesia

Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-94

  Retsikas, Konstantinos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749678405     PISSN: 00062294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22134379-90003674     Document Type: Article

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