Bangladeshi American response to the 1998 Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): An assessment

Professional Geographer

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 495-505

  Paul, Bimal Kanti ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Bangladeshi Americans; Disaster relief; SOFA; Visa

Indexed keywords

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS; DISASTER RELIEF; HUMANITARIAN AID; NATURAL DISASTER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33745247757     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9272.2005.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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