Beyond the suffering subject: Toward an anthropology of the good

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 447-462

  Robbins, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84881529790     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9655.12044     Document Type: Article

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