Agricultural Reason in the Shadow of Subsistence Capitalism
A Rural Ontology from Western India
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2024-08-26
- Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
- Vikt141 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor158
- FörlagHAU Society Of Ethnographic Theory
- ISBN9781914363061