Post-Orientalism and the Interpretation of Premodern and Modern Political Identities: The Case of Sri Lanka

The Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 10-23

  Rogers, John D ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84972065938     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: 17520401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2059524     Document Type: Article

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