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Campaign for Democratic Decentralisation in Kerala 喀拉拉邦民主分权运动

Social Scientist Pub Date : 2001-09-01 DOI: 10.2307/3517982

T. Isaac

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引用次数: 22

When A Coalition of Conflicting Interests Decentralises: A Theoretical Critique of Decentralisation Politics in Kerala 当利益冲突联盟去中心化:喀拉拉邦分权政治的理论批判

Social Scientist Pub Date : 2001-09-01 DOI: 10.2307/3517984

Rajan Gurukkal

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引用次数: 10

Alternative Paradigms of Economic Decentralisation 经济分权的可选范式

Social Scientist Pub Date : 2001-09-01 DOI: 10.2307/3517983

P. Patnaik

引用次数: 3

The Politics of Translation: Manto's Partition Stories and Khalid Hasan's English Version 翻译的政治:曼托的分裂故事和哈立德·哈桑的英译本

Social Scientist Pub Date : 2001-07-01 DOI: 10.2307/3518123

Alok Bhalla

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引用次数: 5

The Political Economy of Communalism: Some Observations on the Contemporary Political Discourse in India 社群主义的政治经济学:对当代印度政治话语的一些观察

Social Scientist Pub Date : 2001-07-01 DOI: 10.2307/3518125

V. Ananth

引用次数: 1

Brahmanical Ideology, Regional Identities and the Construction of Early India 婆罗门意识形态、地域认同与早期印度的建构

Social Scientist Pub Date : 2001-07-01 DOI: 10.2307/3518122

B. P. Sahu

引用次数: 8

1930: Turning Point in the Participation of Women in the Freedom Struggle 1930年:妇女参与自由斗争的转折点

Social Scientist Pub Date : 2001-07-01 DOI: 10.2307/3518124

M. Chatterjee