The Human Rights Framework in Contemporary Agrarian Struggles

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 239-290

  Suárez, Sofía Monsalve ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN CHANGE; HUMAN RIGHTS; RURAL AREA;

EID: 84873617678     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2011.652950     Document Type: Article

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