Historical reflections on customary land rights in Indonesia

Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-64

  McWilliam, Andrew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adat; Colonialism; Customary; Indigenous; Indonesia; Landownership; Law

Indexed keywords

EID: 75349093144     PISSN: 14442213     EISSN: 17409314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14442210600551859     Document Type: Article

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