The case of the disorderly graves: Contemporary deathscapes in guangzhou

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 185-202

  Teather, Elizabeth Kenworthy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burial; China; Cremation; Deathscape; Deathspace; Guangzhou

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000894408     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649360120047805     Document Type: Article

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