China and geography in the 21st century: A cultural (geographical) revolution?

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 600-618

  Kong, Lily ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

China; cultural geography; cultural landscape; cultural turn

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL REFORM; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; ECONOMIC REFORM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FAMILY STRUCTURE; RESEARCH WORK; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; SOCIAL STATUS; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

CHINA;

EID: 78149377531     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.51.5.600     Document Type: Article

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