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Thailand - Drugs, the U.S. and Khun Sa. by Francis W. Belanger. Bangkok: Editions Duang Kamol, 1989. Pp. 146. Tables, Illustrations, Index.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Anthony R. Walker
Anthony R. Walker
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The Ohio State University
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Journal of Southeast Asian Studies , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , March 1991 , pp. 230 - 232
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Copyright © The National University of Singapore 1991

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