Narratives of conquest, colonialism, and cutting-edge technology

American Anthropologist

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-43

  Rodríguez Alegría, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chipped stone; Colonialism; Historical narratives; Mexico; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 43549125273     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: 15481433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1433.2008.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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