Reconstructing fragile lives: Girls' social reintegration in northern Uganda and Sierra Leone

Gender and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 19-30

  McKay, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; GENDER ROLE; HUMAN RIGHTS; WAR;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SIERRA LEONE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 10244223986     PISSN: 13552074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552070412331332280     Document Type: Article

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