Review of Mespiti Poolsavasdi, Postcolonial Copyright Law: Lessons on Community and Coloniality from Thailand
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https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.284880Keywords:
Copyright law, Post-colonial studies, Modernity, Cultural studiesAbstract
Review of Mespiti Poolsavasdi, Postcolonial Copyright Law: Lessons on Community and Coloniality from Thailand, Routledge (2025), 248 pp., ISBN: 9781032961118.
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