Articles · Vol. 3 No. 2 (1999): African Sociological Review · Pages 30-53

Anthropology: The Study of Social and Cultural Originality

  • Jane I Guyer
    Jane I Guyer
    JaneL Guyer Program of African Studies and Pro/essor of Anthropology Northwestern University United States of America
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  • Jane I Guyer

    JaneL Guyer
    Program of African Studies and Pro/essor of Anthropology
    Northwestern University
    United States of America

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