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South Southeast
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South Southeast

By Steve McCurry ,

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Subaltern Studies: Writings on South Asian History and Society, Vol. 3
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Subaltern Studies

By Ranajit Guha ,

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The Lunatic Express: The Magnificent Saga of the Railway's Journey Into Africa
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The Lunatic Express

By Charles Miller ,

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A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia
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A Field of One's Own

By Bina Agarwal ,

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Elementary Aspects of Peasant Insurgency in Colonial India
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Elementary Aspects of Peasant Insurgency in Colonial India

By Ranajit Guha ,

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The Bengal Borderland: Beyond State and Nation in South Asia
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The Bengal Borderland

By Willem van Schendel ,

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Bengal Divided: Hindu Communalism and Partition, 1932-1947
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Bengal Divided

By Joya Chatterji ,

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1971: A People's History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
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1971

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Is the Goddess a Feminist?: The Politics of South Asian Goddesses
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Is the Goddess a Feminist?

By Alf Hiltebeitel (editor) , Kathleen M. Erndl (editor) ,

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Nine Nights of Power: Durga, Dolls, and Darbars
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Nine Nights of Power

By Ute Husken (editor) , Vasudha Narayanan (editor) , Astrid Zotter (editor)

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Scattered Goddesses: Travels with the Yoginis
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Scattered Goddesses

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Monastic Wanderers: Nāth Yogi Ascetics in Modern South Asia
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Monastic Wanderers

By Véronique Bouillier ,

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