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Inhabiting 'Childhood': Children, Labour and Schooling in Postcolonial India (2014)

Inhabiting 'Childhood': Children, Labour and Schooling in Postcolonial India (2014)

by Balagopalan, S
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Through a rich ethnography of street and working children in Calcutta, India, this book offers the first sustained enquiry into postcolonial childhoods, arguing that the lingering effects of colonialism are central to comprehending why these children struggle to inhabit the transition from labour to schooling.

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Pub dateApr 29, 2014
ISBN-100230296424
ISBN-139780230296428
LanguageEnglish
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