What the eye does not see: The Yamuna in the imagination of Delhi

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 46, Issue 50, 2011, Pages 45-53

  Baviskar, Amita ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH   (India)

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EID: 84859232921     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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