The politics of tourism: Ethnic Chinese spaces in Malaysia

Tourism and Politics: Global Frameworks and Local Realities

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 193-209

  Thirumaran, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 77952646768     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080467184     Document Type: Chapter

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