Re-reading the new regionalism: A sympathetic critique

Space and Polity

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-46

  Harrison, John ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL THEORY; REGIONALISM; STATE ROLE;

EID: 33746121902     PISSN: 13562576     EISSN: 14701235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562570600796754     Document Type: Article

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