Places, loss and logging among the Kamula

Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-256

  Wood, Michael ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compensation; Logging; Loss; Papua New Guinea; Place

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982809338     PISSN: 14442213     EISSN: 17409314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1444221042000299583     Document Type: Article

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