Introduction: Anthropology, happiness, and well-being

Pursuits of Happiness: Well-Being in Anthropological Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-19

  Mathews, Gordon ^a   Izquierdo, Carolina ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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