Abandoned spaces and bare life in the enclaves of the India-Bangladesh border

Political Geography

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-31

  Shewly, Hosna J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bare life; Enclaves; Sovereign power; State of exception

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; CITIZENSHIP; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; POWER RELATIONS; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOVEREIGNTY;

BANGLADESH; INDIA;

EID: 84873734240     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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