On Kimberley points and the politics of enchantment

Current Anthropology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-134

  Akerman, Kim ^a   Harrison, Rodney ^a  

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EID: 33846815408     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510461     Document Type: Note

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