From Primitive to Postcolonial in Melanesia and Anthropology

Author	: Bruce M. Knauft
Publisher	: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages	: 350
Release	: 1999
ISBN-10	: 0472066870
ISBN-13	: 9780472066872
Rating	: 4/5 (70 Downloads)

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