Unfinished Gestures

Unfinished Gestures
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 329
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ISBN-10 : 9780226768090
ISBN-13 : 0226768090
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Download or read book Unfinished Gestures written by Davesh Soneji and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-01-15 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Unfinished Gestures' presents the social and cultural history of courtesans in South India, focusing on their encounters with colonial modernity in the 19th and early 20th centuries.


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