Venturing into barbarous regions: Transborder trade among migrant Yunnanese between Thailand and Burma, 1960s-1980s

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 543-572

  Chang, Wen Chin ^a  

^a ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

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EID: 77957280730     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021911809000709     Document Type: Article

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