The spear as measure: Rage, revenge spear-killing and the transformation of indigenous citizenship in Ecuador

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The spear as measure : Rage, revenge spear-killing and the transformation of indigenous citizenship in Ecuador. / Krøijer, Stine.

In: History and Anthropology, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2021, p. 78-92.

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Krøijer, S 2021, 'The spear as measure: Rage, revenge spear-killing and the transformation of indigenous citizenship in Ecuador', History and Anthropology, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 78-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/02757206.2020.1817003

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Krøijer, S. (2021). The spear as measure: Rage, revenge spear-killing and the transformation of indigenous citizenship in Ecuador. History and Anthropology, 32(1), 78-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/02757206.2020.1817003

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Krøijer S. The spear as measure: Rage, revenge spear-killing and the transformation of indigenous citizenship in Ecuador. History and Anthropology. 2021;32(1):78-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/02757206.2020.1817003

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Krøijer, Stine. / The spear as measure : Rage, revenge spear-killing and the transformation of indigenous citizenship in Ecuador. In: History and Anthropology. 2021 ; Vol. 32, No. 1. pp. 78-92.

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