Mining, history, and the anti-state Wa: The politics of autonomy between Burma and China

Journal of Global History

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 241-264

  Fiskesjö, Magnus ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 77954615325     PISSN: 17400228     EISSN: 17400236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1740022810000070     Document Type: Review

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