Between jesse helms and ram bahadur: Participation and empowerment in women’s literacy programming in Nepal

Political and Legal Anthropology Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 108-128

  Leve, Lauren G ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0043241839     PISSN: 10816976     EISSN: 15552934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/pol.2001.24.1.108     Document Type: Article

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