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Articles: People, Place, and Region

“A Useless Thing!” or “Nectar of the Gods?” The Cultural Production of Education and Young Men's Struggles for Respect in Liberalizing North India

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Pages 961-981 | Received 01 Feb 2004, Accepted 01 May 2004, Published online: 29 Feb 2008

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