The many roles of adat in West Sumatra

The Revival of Tradition in Indonesian Politics: The Deployment of Adat from Colonialism to Indigenism

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 203-223

  Biezeveld, Renske ^a  

^a Dutch Association of Industry wide Pension Funds (Vereniging van Bedrijfstakpensioenfondsen)   (Netherlands)

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EID: 44949192237     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203965498     Document Type: Chapter

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