Destroying Nahr el-Bared: Sovereignty and urbicide in the space of exception

Political Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 153-163

  Ramadan, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lebanon; Palestinians; Refugee camp; Space of exception; Urbicide; War

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC CONFLICT; ISLAMISM; REFUGEE; SOVEREIGNTY; VIOLENCE; WAR;

ASIA; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 66849130662     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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