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Contemporary South Asia Volume 24, 2016 - Issue 4: Special Issue on Post-War Sri Lanka: State, Capital, Labour and the Politics of Reconciliation Guest Editor: Kanchana Ruwanpura
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Power, everyday control, and emerging resistance in Sri Lanka's plantations

Christopher NeubertDepartment of Geography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 360-373 | Published online: 09 Dec 2015

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