The forms culture takes: A state-of-the-field essay on the anthropology of southeast asia

The Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 1047-1078

  Bowen, John R ^a  

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EID: 84937292574     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: 17520401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2059959     Document Type: Article

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