The oppression of women in India

Violence Against Woman

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1051-1068

  Johnson, Pamela S ^a   Johnson, Jennifer A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0035601984     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10778010122182893     Document Type: Article

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