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Ayya's Accounts : A Ledger of Hope in Modern India /

Ayya's Accounts explores the life of an ordinary man-orphan, refugee, shopkeeper, and grandfather-during a century of tremendous hope and upheaval. Born in colonial India into a despised caste of former tree climbers, Ayya lost his mother as a child and came of age in a small town in lowland Bu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pandian, Anand (Autor), Mariappan, M. P., 1919- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Das, Veena (writer of afterword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Tamil
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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