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A Sense of the Self from the Margins: Theorizing Adivasi Experience in Kerala

A socio-literary theory achieves coherence by running a complex abstraction of human experiences through a philosophical prism. Its internal consistency is derived both from the universal legitimacy bestowed by its audience, as well as the mathematical precision of its logic. Critical Theory, with i...

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Main Author: Jobin Thomas
Format: Printed Book
Published: Lapis Lazuli -An International Literary Journal (LLILJ) 2014
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Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/005602.pdf
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