Not talking about sex in India: Indirection and the communication of bodily intention

An Anthropology of Indirect Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 51-67

  Lambert, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85140560229     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203428573-8     Document Type: Chapter

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