The deconstructed stranglers: A reassessment of Thuggee

Modern Asian Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 931-963

  Wagner, Kim A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 6444234061     PISSN: 0026749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0026749X04001258     Document Type: Article

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