Personal and global economies: Male carpet manufacturers as entrepreneurs in the weaving neighborhoods of Konya, Turkey

American Ethnologist

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-68

  Isik, Damla ^a  

^a WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 76249110618     PISSN: 00940496     EISSN: 15481425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1425.2010.01241.x     Document Type: Article

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