Property and the governance of the family farm in rural Australia

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-150

  Voyce, Malcolm ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Foucault; Governance; Land; Property

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248592723     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783307076892     Document Type: Article

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