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The Migrant Priests of the Tamil Diaspora Hindu Temples: Caste, Profiles, Circulations and Agency of Transnational Religious Actors 泰米尔流散印度教寺庙的移民牧师：跨国宗教行为者的种姓、简介、流通和代理

South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal Pub Date : 2019-12-16 DOI: 10.4000/samaj.7062

P. Trouillet

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引用次数: 1

Regional Charisma: The Making of a Student Leader in a Himalayan Hill Town 地区魅力:喜马拉雅山城学生领袖的塑造

South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal Pub Date : 2019-12-15 DOI: 10.4000/samaj.6503

Leah Koskimaki

引用次数: 4

How Campuses Mediate a Nationwide Upsurge against India’s Communalization. An Account from Jamia Millia Islamia and Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi 校园如何调解全国范围内反对印度社区化的热潮。Jamia Millia Islamia和Shaheen Bagh在新德里报道

South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal Pub Date : 2019-12-15 DOI: 10.4000/samaj.6516

Jean‐Thomas Martelli, Kristina Garalytė

引用次数: 1

Patronage, Populism, and Protest: Student Politics in Pakistani Punjab 赞助、民粹主义与抗议:巴基斯坦旁遮普的学生政治

South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal Pub Date : 2019-12-15 DOI: 10.4000/samaj.6497

Hassan Javid

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Student Politics in British India and Beyond: The Rise and Fragmentation of the All India Student Federation (AISF), 1936–1950 英属印度及其后的学生政治:全印度学生联合会(AISF)的兴起与分裂，1936-1950

South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal Pub Date : 2019-12-15 DOI: 10.4000/samaj.6488

Tom Wilkinson

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Generational Communities: Student Activism and the Politics of Becoming in South Asia 代际社群:南亚的学生行动主义与成长政治

South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal Pub Date : 2019-12-15 DOI: 10.4000/samaj.6486

Jean‐Thomas Martelli, Kristina Garalytė

引用次数: 4

Symbolic Boundaries and Moral Demands of Dalit Student Activism 达利特学生激进主义的象征边界与道德诉求

South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal Pub Date : 2019-12-15 DOI: 10.4000/samaj.6511

Kristina Garalytė

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引用次数: 3

The Spillovers of Competition: Value-based Activism and Political Cross-fertilization in an Indian Campus 竞争的溢出：基于价值的激进主义与印度校园的政治互动

South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal Pub Date : 2019-12-15 DOI: 10.4000/samaj.6501

Jean‐Thomas Martelli

引用次数: 5

Crisis of the “Nehruvian Consensus” or Pluralization of Indian Politics? Aligarh Muslim University and the Demand for Minority Status “尼赫鲁共识”危机还是印度政治多元化？阿里加尔穆斯林大学与对少数民族地位的需求

South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal Pub Date : 2019-12-15 DOI: 10.4000/samaj.6493

Laurence Gautier

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引用次数: 1

A Campus in Context: East Pakistan’s “Mass Upsurge” at Local, Regional, and International Scales 背景下的校园:东巴基斯坦在地方、区域和国际尺度上的“群众高潮”

South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal Pub Date : 2019-12-15 DOI: 10.4000/samaj.6491

Samantha Christiansen

引用次数: 3