Denaturalizing polygyny in Bangkok, Thailand

Ethnology

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 145-161

  Bao, Jiemin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLYGYNY; SEXUALITY;

BANGKOK; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; KRUNG THEP MAHANAKHON; THAILAND;

EID: 72249110293     PISSN: 00141828     EISSN: 21603510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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