UNESCO and the politics of cultural heritage in Tibet

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 243-257

  Shepherd, Robert ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Indonesia; Tibet; Tourism; UNESCO; World Heritage

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646589605     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472330680000141     Document Type: Article

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