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Temple Tracks Labour, Piety and Railway Construction in Asia.

The notions of labour, mobility and piety have a complex and intertwined relationship. Using ethnographic methods and a historical perspective, Temple Tracks critically outlines the interlink of railway construction in colonial and post-colonial Asia, as well as the anthropology of infrastructure an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sinha, Vineeta (auth)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berghahn Books 2023.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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