Dowry and prestige in north India

Contributions to Indian Sociology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-107

  Roulet, Marguerite ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0141610557     PISSN: 00699667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/006996679603000104     Document Type: Article

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