Landscapes of political memories: War legacies and land negotiations in Laos

Political Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 290-300

  Baird, Ian G ^a   Le Billon, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conflict; Land grabbing; Laos; Political memories; War

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND REFORM; LAND USE; LANDOWNERSHIP; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL RELATIONS;

LAOS;

EID: 84864008791     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2012.04.005     Document Type: Article

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