The politics of heritage and the limitations of international agency in contested cities: A study of the role of UNESCO in Jerusalem's Old City

Review of International Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-52

  Dumper, Michael ^a   Larkin, Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Exeter Politics Department   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84855835102     PISSN: 02602105     EISSN: 14699044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026021051100026X     Document Type: Article

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