The perils of being a borderland people: On the Lhotshampas of Bhutan

Contemporary South Asia

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-42

  Evans, Rosalind ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Borderlands; Borders; Nepal; Refugees

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; CULTURAL CONFLICT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HUMAN RIGHTS; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; NATIONAL IDENTITY; PERIPHERAL REGION; POLITICAL REPRESSION; POPULAR PROTEST; POPULATION MIGRATION; REFUGEE;

BHUTAN; INDIA; NEPAL;

EID: 77950947141     PISSN: 09584935     EISSN: 1469364X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09584930903561598     Document Type: Article

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