The !Kung San: Men, Women, and Work in a Foraging Society

Cashdan, Elizabeth, Lee, Richard Borshay·1982·Ethnohistory

DOI 10.2307/481016

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Authors: Cashdan, E., & Lee, R. B.
Venue: Ethnohistory
Publisher: JSTOR
Published: 1982
Volume: 29
Issue: 1
Pages: 66
ISSN: 0014-1801 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2307/481016
OpenAlex: W2797434453
Cited by: 639
References: 0
FWCI: 77.84
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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