Caste, colonialism, and the speech of the colonized: Entextualization and disciplinary control in India

American Ethnologist

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 494-513

  Raheja, Gloria Goodwin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Caste; Colonialism; Entextualization; Folklore; India; Linguistic ideology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030489975     PISSN: 00940496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ae.1996.23.3.02a00030     Document Type: Article

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