Christian custom and the church as structure in 'weak states' in Melanesia

Civil Society, Religion and Global Governance: Paradigms of Power and Persuasion

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 158-174

  Douglas, Bronwen ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203963210     Document Type: Chapter

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