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The Colonial Home: Managing Objects and Servants in British India

By: Pramod K. Nayar  
Open Access
|Jan 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/as.26 | Journal eISSN: 2184-6006
Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 11, 2019
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Accepted on: Nov 11, 2019
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Published on: Jan 10, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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