War's ontogeny: Militias and ethnic boundaries in laos and exile

Southeast Asian Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-149

  Jonsson, Hjorleifur ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Iu Mien; Laos; Militias; Warfare; Witchcraft

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; CULTURAL IDENTITY; ETHNICITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; VIOLENCE; WAR;

LAOS;

EID: 77950234580     PISSN: 05638682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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