Exploring practical horizons of beyond sociology: Structure, agency, and strategy among tenants in India

Asian Journal of Social Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Olsen, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; India; Pluralism; Rural labour; Sociology of social structures; Strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950771535     PISSN: 15684849     EISSN: 15685314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853109X436775     Document Type: Article

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