Breaking hospitality apart: Bad hosts, bad guests, and the problem of sovereignty

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Shryock, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84861832232     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2012.01758.x     Document Type: Article

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