Turncoat bodies: Sexuality and sex work under militarization in Sri Lanka

Gender and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 243-261

  Tambiah, Yasmin ^a  

^a Center for Feminist Legal Research   (India)

Author keywords

Culture; Militarization; Nationalism; Sex work; Sexuality; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

EID: 16244414891     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243204273076     Document Type: Article

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