Ghost hunting in colonial Burma: Nostalgia, paternalism and the thoughts of J.S. Furnivall

South East Asia Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-268

  Pham, Julie ^a  

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Author keywords

Burma; Furnivall; Imperialist nostalgia; Indian Civil Service; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM;

EID: 4344639657     PISSN: 0967828X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/0000000041524734     Document Type: Article

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