Managing a tropical environment: State development in early historical-era kedah, Malaysia

Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 131-150

  Allen, Jane ^a  

^a Ogden Environmental and Energy Services   (United States)

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EID: 33751059553     PISSN: 1551823X     EISSN: 15518248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ap3a.1999.9.1.131     Document Type: Article

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