Narrating boundaries: Framing and contesting suffering, community, and belonging in enclaves along the India-Bangladesh border

Political Geography

Volumn 35, Issue , 2013, Pages 37-46

  Cons, Jason ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Belonging; Border; Community; Enclave; India

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; ENCLAVE; POLITICAL BORDER; POLITICAL BOUNDARY; SOVEREIGNTY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TERRITORIALITY;

BANGLADESH; INDIA;

EID: 84882813105     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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