Economic impacts of tourism and erosion of the visiting system among the Mosuo of Lugu lake

Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-176

  Mattison, Siobhán M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Descent; Inheritance; Kinship; Matriliny; Mosuo; Tourism; Walking Marriage; Yunnan

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953381298     PISSN: 14442213     EISSN: 17409314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14442211003730736     Document Type: Article

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