The Agrarian Question and Violence in Colombia: Conflict and Development

Journal of Agrarian Change

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 321-356

  Thomson, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MANIZALES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Agrarian question(s); Colombia; Development; Violent conflict

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN CHANGE; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POVERTY; SOCIAL CONFLICT; VIOLENCE;

COLOMBIA;

EID: 79959449535     PISSN: 14710358     EISSN: 14710366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0366.2011.00314.x     Document Type: Article

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