Knowing the dancer: East meets west

Victorian Literature and Culture

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 435-448

  Spear, Jeffrey L ^a   Meduri, Avanthi ^a  

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EID: 61149272479     PISSN: 10601503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1060150304000580     Document Type: Article

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