Sexual abuse and troubled feminism: A reply to camille guy

Feminist Review

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-96

  Atmore, Chris ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feminist sex wars; Harassment; Postmodernism; Rape; Representation; Sexual abuse; Sexual violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033247896     PISSN: 01417789     EISSN: 14664380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014177899339315     Document Type: Article

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