Rethinking Ethnology in the Spanish Context

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ID3082153
AuthorsCarmen Ortiz (0000-0003-3567-7866, Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio, corresponding author), C Sánchez-Carretero (0000-0002-3900-3976, Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio)
Year2008
Volume38
Issue1
Publication date2008-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnologia Europaea (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0425-4597 • E-ISSN: 1604-3030
PublisherBerghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.16995/ee.1030
OpenAlexW2095999873
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

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Archaeology · Ethnology · Geography · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and Cultural Heritage · Basque language and culture studies · History · Indigenous Cultures and History

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