The power of language in the discourse on women's rights: Some examples from Tanzania

Africa Today

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-20

  Wanitzek, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RIGHTS; LANGUAGE; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; POWER RELATIONS; WOMENS STATUS;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0036524534     PISSN: 00019887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2979/aft.2002.49.1.2     Document Type: Article

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