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Book Title: Post-Conflict Heritage, Postcolonial Tourism: Tourism, Polit...
Number of Pages: 174 Pages
Publication Name: Post-Conflict Heritage, Postcolonial Tourism : Tourism, Politics and Development at Angkor
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Archaeology, Asia / Southeast Asia, Ethnic Studies / General, Human Geography, Industries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2007
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.4 in
Author: Tim Winter
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Width: 6.4 in
Series: Routledge Studies in Asia's Transformations Ser.
Format: Other
