Dissemination of Civil Society in South Asia: Introductory Considerations

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Dissemination of Civil Society in South Asia : Introductory Considerations. / Andersen, Peter Birkelund; Mehdi, Rubya; Prakash, Amit ; Sharif, Yasir.

Re-Interrogating Civil Society in South Asia: Critical Perspectives from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. ed. / Peter Birkelund Andersen; Rubya Mehdi; Amit Prakash. Oxford and New York : Routledge, 2021. p. 1-17.

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Harvard

Andersen, PB, Mehdi, R, Prakash, A & Sharif, Y 2021, Dissemination of Civil Society in South Asia: Introductory Considerations. in PB Andersen, R Mehdi & A Prakash (eds), Re-Interrogating Civil Society in South Asia: Critical Perspectives from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Routledge, Oxford and New York, pp. 1-17.

APA

Andersen, P. B., Mehdi, R., Prakash, A., & Sharif, Y. (2021). Dissemination of Civil Society in South Asia: Introductory Considerations. In P. B. Andersen, R. Mehdi, & A. Prakash (Eds.), Re-Interrogating Civil Society in South Asia: Critical Perspectives from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (pp. 1-17). Routledge.

Vancouver

Andersen PB, Mehdi R, Prakash A, Sharif Y. Dissemination of Civil Society in South Asia: Introductory Considerations. In Andersen PB, Mehdi R, Prakash A, editors, Re-Interrogating Civil Society in South Asia: Critical Perspectives from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Oxford and New York: Routledge. 2021. p. 1-17

Author

Andersen, Peter Birkelund ; Mehdi, Rubya ; Prakash, Amit ; Sharif, Yasir. / Dissemination of Civil Society in South Asia : Introductory Considerations. Re-Interrogating Civil Society in South Asia: Critical Perspectives from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. editor / Peter Birkelund Andersen ; Rubya Mehdi ; Amit Prakash. Oxford and New York : Routledge, 2021. pp. 1-17

Bibtex

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