Power to the (indigenous) past and present! or: The theory and method behind archaeological theory and method

Indigenous Archaeologies: Decolonizing Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 15-29

  Wobst, H Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 84905947015     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203009895     Document Type: Chapter

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