Body Politics: (Re)Cognising the Female Suicide Bomber in Sri Lanka

Indian Journal of Gender Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-93

  de Mel, Neloufer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

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EID: 16244380320     PISSN: 09715215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097152150401100106     Document Type: Article

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