Monism, pluralism and the structure of value relations: A Dumontian contribution to the contemporary study of value

HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-115

  Robbins, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropological theory; Dumont; Monism; Value pluralism; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925452872     PISSN: 20491115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14318/hau3.1.008     Document Type: Review

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