The headless horseman of central india: Sovereignty at Varying Thresholds of Life

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 383-407

  Singh, Bhrigupati ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84860441001     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: 15481360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1360.2012.01148.x     Document Type: Article

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