Crofter forestry, land reform and the ideology of community

Social and Legal Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 333-349

  Brown, Alison P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commons; Crofting; Geography of law; Land reform; Woodland tenure

Indexed keywords

EID: 52249122240     PISSN: 09646639     EISSN: 14617390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0964663908093967     Document Type: Article

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