DO WOMEN REALLY NEED MARITAL PARTNERS FOR SUPPORT OF THEIR REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS? THE CASE OF THE MATRILINEAL KHASI OF N. E. INDIA

Research in Economic Anthropology

Volumn 23, Issue , 2004, Pages 151-174

  Leonetti, Donna L ^a   Nath, Dilip C ^a   Hemam, Natabar S ^a   Neill, Dawn B ^a  

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EID: 34147207827     PISSN: 01901281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-1281(04)23006-2     Document Type: Review

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