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Book Title: Citizenship And Its Discontents: An Indian History
Item Length: 9.4in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 6.6in
Author: Niraja Gopal Jayal
Publication Name: Citizenship and Its Discontents : an Indian History
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2013
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 27 Oz
Number of Pages: 376 Pages
