The multiplex in India: A cultural economy of urban leisure

The Multiplex in India: A Cultural Economy of Urban Leisure

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-244

  Athique, Adrian ^a   Hill, Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84916973093     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203862148     Document Type: Book

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