Ethnography as political critique;Etnografia como Crítica Política

Anthropological Quarterly

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1209-1228

  Biehl, João ^a   McKay, Ramah ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84868352780     PISSN: 00035491     EISSN: 15341518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/anq.2012.0057     Document Type: Article

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