Indonesia's agrarian movement: Anti-capitalism at a crossroads

Agrarian Angst and Rural Resistance in Contemporary Southeast Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 180-205

  Tuong, Vu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 84907533884     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203874943     Document Type: Chapter

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