Spatial language and cognitive development in India: An urban/rural comparison

Culture and Human Development: The Importance of Cross-Cultural Research for the Social Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 137-162

  Mishra, Ramesh C ^a   Dasen, Pierre R ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84917374177     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203015056     Document Type: Chapter

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