“No city for lovers”: anti-Romeo squads, resistance, and the micro-politics of moral policing in an Indian city

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“No city for lovers” : anti-Romeo squads, resistance, and the micro-politics of moral policing in an Indian city. / Sen, Atreyee.

In: Critical Asian Studies, Vol. 54, No. 3, 2022, p. 307-326.

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Sen, A 2022, '“No city for lovers”: anti-Romeo squads, resistance, and the micro-politics of moral policing in an Indian city', Critical Asian Studies, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 307-326. https://doi.org/10.1080/14672715.2022.2078732

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Sen, A. (2022). “No city for lovers”: anti-Romeo squads, resistance, and the micro-politics of moral policing in an Indian city. Critical Asian Studies, 54(3), 307-326. https://doi.org/10.1080/14672715.2022.2078732

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Sen A. “No city for lovers”: anti-Romeo squads, resistance, and the micro-politics of moral policing in an Indian city. Critical Asian Studies. 2022;54(3):307-326. https://doi.org/10.1080/14672715.2022.2078732

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Sen, Atreyee. / “No city for lovers” : anti-Romeo squads, resistance, and the micro-politics of moral policing in an Indian city. In: Critical Asian Studies. 2022 ; Vol. 54, No. 3. pp. 307-326.

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