Ontological conflicts and the stories of peoples in spite of Europe: Toward a conversation on political ontology

Current Anthropology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 547-568

  Blaser, Mario ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

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EID: 84884748348     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/672270     Document Type: Article

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