The violence of abstract space: Contested regional developments in Southern Mexico

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 516-538

  Wilson, Japhy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abstract space; Henri Lefebvre; Mexico; Plan Puebla Panama; Regional development; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894534012     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.12023     Document Type: Article

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