Police and thieves, gunmen and drunks: Problems with men and problems with society in Papua New Guinea

Australian Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-193

  Macintyre, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 65749220108     PISSN: 10358811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-9310.2008.tb00121.x     Document Type: Article

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