Towards a Theory of Santa: Or, the Ghost of Christmas Present

Anthropology Today

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 15-19

  Stronach, Ian ^a   Hodkinson, Alan ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 82855169515     PISSN: 0268540X     EISSN: 14678322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8322.2011.00838.x     Document Type: Article

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