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Classes, colonialism, and acculturation

Essay on a system of inter-ethnic relations in mesoamerica

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Stavenhagen, R. Classes, colonialism, and acculturation. St Comp Int Dev 1, 53–77 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03041077

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