Dress matters: Change and continuity in the dress practices of Bosnian muslim refugee women

Gender and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-65

  Huisman, Kimberly ^a,c   Hondagneu Sotelo, Pierrette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Bosnian Muslim refugee women; Dress; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 12344291968     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243204269716     Document Type: Review

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