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Book Title: Contesting The Nation: Religion, Community, And The Politics...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: David Ludden
Publication Name: Contesting the Nation : Religion, Community, and the Politics of Democracy in India
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication Year: 1996
Series: South Asia Seminar Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 360 Pages