The vernacularization of democracy: Political participation and popular politics in North India

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 639-656

  Michelutti, Lucia ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34548207627     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2007.00448.x     Document Type: Article

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