Conjugality and Capital: Gender, Families, and Property under Colonial Law in India

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 937-960

  Sreenivas, Mytheli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 34247660823     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: 17520401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021911804002372     Document Type: Article

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