Reading romance novels in postcolonial India

Gender and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 434-452

  Puri, Jyoti ^a  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0031285993     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124397011004004     Document Type: Article

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