Study of poligar violence in late 18th century Tamil country in South India

African and Asian Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 245-272

  Seylon, Raman N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIAL HISTORY; VIOLENCE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU; WORLD;

EID: 11844306535     PISSN: 15692094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1569209332643692     Document Type: Article

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