Production systems, inheritance, and inequality in premodern societies: Conclusions

Current Anthropology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-94

  Smith, Eric Alden ^a   Borgerhoff Mulder, Monique ^b   Bowles, Samuel ^c,d   Gurven, Michael ^e   Hertz, Tom ^f   Shenk, Mary K ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f International University College of Turin   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 75649141247     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/649029     Document Type: Article

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