Borderlands and border narratives: A longitudinal study of challenges and opportunities for local traders shaped by the Sino-Vietnamese border

Journal of Global History

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 265-287

  Turner, Sarah ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77954569062     PISSN: 17400228     EISSN: 17400236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1740022810000082     Document Type: Review

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