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Language: en
Pages: 308
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Type: BOOK - Published: 1992 - Publisher: Oxford University Press
The anthropology of art is a fast-developing area of intellectual debate and academic study. This beautifully illustrated volume is a unique survey of the curre
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Pages: 576
Pages: 576
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-02-04 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
This anthology provides a single-volume overview of the essential theoretical debates in the anthropology of art. Drawing together significant work in the field
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Pages: 278
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Type: BOOK - Published: 1991-08-30 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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