Multiplexes, corporatised leisure and the geography of opportunity in India

Inter-Asia Cultural Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 600-614

  Hill, Douglas ^a   Athique, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

geography; India; Keywords:; Kolkata; middle classes; multiplexes; urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887976590     PISSN: 14649373     EISSN: 14698447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649373.2013.831198     Document Type: Article

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