Heroes, warriors, and burqas: A feminist sociologist's reflections on September 11

Sociological Forum

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 377-396

  Lorber, Judith ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Islamic feminism; Masculinity; September 11; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141800028     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019674922707     Document Type: Conference Paper

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