Keeping connected: Security, place, and social capital in a 'Londoni' village in Sylhet

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 477-495

  Gardner, Katy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 49849101070     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2008.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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