Identity Politics among Arab-American Women

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 875-891

  Marshall, Susan E ^a   Read, Jen'nan Ghazal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0345491420     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0038-4941.2003.08404015.x     Document Type: Article

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