The sounds of tradition: Arbitrariness and agency in a Brazilian cultural heritage center

Ethnos

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 383-407

  Collins, John ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Brazil; Cultural heritage; Semiotics; Sound

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548379520     PISSN: 00141844     EISSN: 1469588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00141840701576992     Document Type: Article

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