The Politics of White Women's Underwear in Sri Lanka's Open Economy

Social Politics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages

  Lynch, Caitrin ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0344685244     PISSN: 10724745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sp/9.1.87     Document Type: Article

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