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Getting personal while narrating the ‘field’: a researcher's journey to the villages of the Narmada valley

Entrando en el terreno personal al narrar el ‘campo’: el viaje de una investigadora a las aldeas del valle de Narmada

Pages 137-159 | Published online: 18 Jan 2012

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