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Nature and Society

Rhizomic Resistance Meets Arborescent Assemblage: UNESCO World Heritage and the Disempowerment of Indigenous Activism in New Caledonia

Pages 167-185 | Received 01 Aug 2014, Accepted 01 Aug 2015, Published online: 10 Nov 2015

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