A liminal territory: Gaza, executive discretion, and sanctions turned humanitarian

GeoJournal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 347-357

  Bhungalia, Lisa ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical geopolitics; International law; Palestine Israel; Sovereignty

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION ,; GAZA STRIP; PALESTINE; POINT OF ENTRIES; SPACE BETWEEN;

INTERNATIONAL LAW;

GEOPOLITICS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; NATIONAL SECURITY; SOVEREIGNTY; TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENT; VIOLENCE;

GAZA STRIP; ISRAEL; OCCUPIED TERRITORIES;

EID: 77954536224     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-008-9251-8     Document Type: Article

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