The dynamics of gender in early agricultural societies of the Near East

Signs

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 503-531

  Bolger, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 73949138265     PISSN: 00979740     EISSN: 15456943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605512     Document Type: Article

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