A critique of alfred gell on art and agency

Oceania

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 309-324

  Bowden, Ross ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 9544249351     PISSN: 00298077     EISSN: 18344461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1834-4461.2004.tb02857.x     Document Type: Review

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