Anthropological knowledge in the courtroom. Conflicting paradigms*

Social Anthropology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-287

  Thuen, Trond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

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EID: 85040397250     PISSN: 09640282     EISSN: 14698676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8676.2004.tb00108.x     Document Type: Article

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