Colonialism, corporeality and character: Methodist missions and the refashioning of bodies in the pacific

History and Anthropology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-138

  Eves, Richard ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 64249167962     PISSN: 02757206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757206.1996.9960893     Document Type: Article

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