What's the matter with technology? long (and short) yams, materialisation and technology in Nyamikum village, Maprik district, Papua New Guinea

Australian Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-111

  Coupaye, Ludovic ^a,b  

^a Australian National University CREDO   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 72249122634     PISSN: 10358811     EISSN: 17576547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-6547.2009.00005.x     Document Type: Article

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