Gendered Bodies: The Case of the Third Gender ’in India

Contributions to Indian Sociology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 273-297

  Agrawal, Anuja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

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EID: 0142195531     PISSN: 00699667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/006996697031002005     Document Type: Article

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