The many sources of identity: An example of changing affiliations in rural Jammu and Kashmir

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-91

  Aparna, Rao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economy; Identity; Religion; Resources; State; Systems of power

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; LANGUAGE; POWER RELATIONS; RELIGION; RURAL SOCIETY;

INDIA; JAMMU-KASHMIR;

EID: 0345188830     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014198799329594     Document Type: Article

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