Water works: Agency and creativity in the Mitchell River catchment

Australian Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 366-381

  Strang, Veronica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 34247675737     PISSN: 10358811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-9310.2005.tb00317.x     Document Type: Article

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