An object lesson in colonial pedagogy

Comparative Studies in Society and History

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 96-121

  Sengupta, Parna ^a  

^a CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0037262160     PISSN: 00104175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0010417503000057     Document Type: Article

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