Imperial debris: Reflections on ruins and ruination

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-219

  Stoler, Ann Laura ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonial legacy; Empire; Environmental degradation; Imperial ruins; Psychic harm; Ruination

Indexed keywords

EID: 44049087595     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: 15481360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1360.2008.00007.x     Document Type: Article

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