The tenacious tributary system

Journal of Contemporary China

Volumn 24, Issue 96, 2015, Pages 1002-1014

  Perdue, Peter C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPOLITICS; IMPERIALISM; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS;

CHINA; FAR EAST;

EID: 84943350673     PISSN: 10670564     EISSN: 14699400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10670564.2015.1030949     Document Type: Article

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