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Checkpoint Sociology

Checkpoint Sociology

Dipankar Gupta

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2023
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Teoría social
ISBN:
9781032523392

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Relying on many years of fieldwork and on his involvement with several national level policy making bodies, this book presents a cultural interpretation of how public life and state interventions in India should be viewed.

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