The barbed walls of China: A contemporary grassland drama

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 665-691

  Williams, Dee Mack ^a  

^a EAST WEST CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0001337568     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2646450     Document Type: Article

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