People power in the era of global crisis: Rebellion, resistance, and liberation

Third World Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-224

  Gills, Barry K ^a   Gray, Kevin ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; DEVELOPING WORLD; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL HISTORY; POPULAR PROTEST; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 84859728688     PISSN: 01436597     EISSN: 13602241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2012.664897     Document Type: Article

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