The globalization of women's status: Consensus/dissensus in the world polity

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 481-498

  Berkovitch, Nitza ^b   Bradley, Karen ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033422655     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1389699     Document Type: Article

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