Motherhood as ‘an act of defiance’: Palestinian women’s reproductive experience

Development (Basingstoke)

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-89

  Abu Duhou, Jamileh ^a  

^a Key Centre for Women's Health in Society   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertility; Maternity; Motherhood; Nationalism; Reproductive rights

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; WOMENS STATUS;

PALESTINE;

EID: 0037528758     PISSN: 10116370     EISSN: 02122448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.development.1110452     Document Type: Article

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