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THE TRAFFIC OF MATERIAL CULTURE: BORDER CROSSING AND THE CREATION OF (IN)STABILITY IN MATERIAL THINGS
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Reviewed By: American Ethnological Society
Wednesday, November 14, 2012: 2:00 PM-3:45 PM

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This session would be of particular interest to:
Practicing and Applied Anthropologists
Organizers:  W Warner Wood (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Chairs:  Ronda L Brulotte (University of New Mexico)
Discussants:  Christopher B Steiner (Connecticut College and Connecticut College)
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Walter E Little (University at Albany)
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Kathleen Barlow (Central Washington University)
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W Warner Wood (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
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Ronda L Brulotte (University of New Mexico)
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Discussant
Christopher B Steiner (Connecticut College and Connecticut College)
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