The Howl and the Pussy: Feral Cats and Wild Dogs in the Australian Imagination

Australian Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 288-305

  Smith, Nicholas ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84937188040     PISSN: 10358811     EISSN: 17576547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-9310.1999.tb00026.x     Document Type: Article

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