The burmese jade trail: Transnational networks, China and the (relative) impact of international sanctions on Myanmar’s gems

Myanmar's Transition: Openings, Obstacles and Opportunities

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 89-116

  Egreteau, Renaud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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