Fictions of feminist ethnography
β Scribed by Visweswaran, Kamala
- Publisher
- Univ. of Minnesota Press
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 220
- Edition
- Reprint
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Subjects
ΕaAttitudes;ΕaIndia;ΕaIndiaΕSxΕaSocial conditions
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