Digital occupation: Gaza's high-tech enclosure

Journal of Palestine Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 27-43

  Tawil Souri, Helga ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPOLITICS; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENT;

GAZA STRIP; ISRAEL; OCCUPIED TERRITORIES; PALESTINE;

EID: 84858828178     PISSN: 0377919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jps.2012.XLI.2.27     Document Type: Article

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