Life during wartime: Aspirational kinship and the management of insecurity

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 735-752

  McGovern, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84868598142     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2012.01789.x     Document Type: Article

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