The hydropolitical Cold War: The Indus Waters Treaty and state formation in Pakistan

Political Geography

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 65-75

  Akhter, Majed ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antonio Gramsci; Cold war; Development; Geopolitical economy; Pakistan; Passive revolution; Transboundary waters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938988525     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2014.12.002     Document Type: Article

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