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This digital document is an article from Contributions to Nepalese Studies, published by Research Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies on January 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1214 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Anthropology and Sociology in Nepal: Cultures, Societies, Ecology and Development. (Book Review). (book review)
Author: David N. Gellner
Publication: Contributions to Nepalese Studies (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2000
Publisher: Research Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies
Volume: 27Issue: 1Page: 119(3)

Article Type: Book Review

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