The threat of the Yrmo: The political ontology of a sustainable hunting program

American Anthropologist

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-20

  Blaser, Mario ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Indigenous peoples; Multiculturalism; Multinaturalism; Paraguay; Political ontology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70649114919     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: 15481433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1433.2009.01073.x     Document Type: Article

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