Power and Representation: Reservation for Women in India

Asian Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-87

  Sharma, Kumud ^a  

^a Centre for Women's Development Studies   (India)

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EID: 0034400777     PISSN: 12259276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12259276.2000.11665870     Document Type: Article

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