Placing community through actor-network theory in Oklahoma's 'No Man's Land'

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 915-936

  Sheehan, Rebecca ^a   Vadjunec, Jacqueline M ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

actor network theory; community; cultural landscape; Oklahoma Panhandle

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; NETWORK ANALYSIS; RESIDENT POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869843892     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649365.2012.728616     Document Type: Article

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