India and the Muslim Punjab: A unified approach to South Asian kinship

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 657-678

  Alvi, Anjum ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 34548153082     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2007.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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