A chambered nautilus: The contradictory nature of Puerto Rican women's role in the social construction of a transnational community

Gender and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 597-626

  Alicea, Marixsa ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031286379     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124397011005005     Document Type: Article

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