Narrative, cosmos, and nation: Intertextuality and power in the Marshall Islands

Journal of American Folklore

Volumn 117, Issue 463, 2004, Pages

  McArthur, Phillip H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 40749134414     PISSN: 00218715     EISSN: 15351882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jaf.2004.0018     Document Type: Article

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