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Conjugated oppression within contemporary capitalism: class, caste, tribe and agrarian change in India

Jens LercheDepartment of Development Studies at SOAS, University of London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alpa ShahAnthropology, London School of Economics, London, UKView further author information
Pages 927-949 | Published online: 30 Oct 2018

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