The reign of terror of the big cat: Bureaucracy and the mediation of social times in the Indian Himalaya

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 20, Issue S1, 2014, Pages 148-165

  Mathur, Nayanika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84898622057     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9655.12098     Document Type: Article

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