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Interventions
International Journal of Postcolonial Studies
Volume 8, 2006 - Issue 2
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NEOCOLONIAL NARCISSISM AND POSTCOLONIAL PARANOIA

Midnight's Children and the ‘Psychoanalysis’ of the State

Pages 178-192 | Published online: 23 Aug 2006

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