A garden experiment revisited: Inter-generational change in environmental perception and management of the Maya Lowlands, Guatemala

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 771-794

  Le Guen, Olivier ^a   Iliev, Rumen ^b   Lois, Ximena ^c   Atran, Scott ^d   Medin, Douglas L ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES Y ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES EN ANTROPOLOGÍA SOCIAL CIESAS   (Mexico)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d CNRS   (France)

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EID: 84887116512     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9655.12064     Document Type: Article

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