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Garifuna land security in (post) colonial Belize: The curious case of the ‘Carib reserve’ at Punta Gorda

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Garifuna land security in (post) colonial Belize: The curious case of the ‘Carib reserve’ at Punta Gorda. / Gough, Alex.
In: Journal of Caribbean History, Vol. 57, No. 2, 3, 13.12.2023, p. 55-87.

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Gough, A 2023, 'Garifuna land security in (post) colonial Belize: The curious case of the ‘Carib reserve’ at Punta Gorda', Journal of Caribbean History, vol. 57, no. 2, 3, pp. 55-87. <https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/313/article/919889>

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Gough, A. (2023). Garifuna land security in (post) colonial Belize: The curious case of the ‘Carib reserve’ at Punta Gorda. Journal of Caribbean History, 57(2), 55-87. Article 3. https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/313/article/919889

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Gough A. Garifuna land security in (post) colonial Belize: The curious case of the ‘Carib reserve’ at Punta Gorda. Journal of Caribbean History. 2023 Dec 13;57(2):55-87. 3.

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Gough, Alex. / Garifuna land security in (post) colonial Belize : The curious case of the ‘Carib reserve’ at Punta Gorda. In: Journal of Caribbean History. 2023 ; Vol. 57, No. 2. pp. 55-87.

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