Going 'tribal': Notes on pacification in the 21st century

Anthropology Today

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 15-19

  González, Roberto J ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 63849268658     PISSN: 0268540X     EISSN: 14678322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8322.2009.00655.x     Document Type: Article

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