Working the border: Constructing sovereignty in the context of liberalization

Political and Legal Anthropology Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 129-148

  Chalfin, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84942613230     PISSN: 10816976     EISSN: 15552934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/pol.2001.24.1.129     Document Type: Article

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