Are the Central Himalayas in Zomia? Some scholarly and political considerations across time and space

Journal of Global History

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 289-312

  Shneiderman, Sara ^a  

^a ST CATHARINE S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77954605359     PISSN: 17400228     EISSN: 17400236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1740022810000094     Document Type: Review

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