Essay: Narrating Tamil nationalism: Subjectivities and issues

South Asia: Journal of South Asia Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-108

  Roberts, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 85008857178     PISSN: 00856401     EISSN: 14790270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1479027042000186441     Document Type: Article

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