Dimensions of women's power in the illicit drug economy

Theoretical Criminology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 371-400

  Anderson, Tammy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

capital; drugs; gender; power; theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844611221     PISSN: 13624806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362480605057725     Document Type: Article

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