'Family values' and Islamic revival: Gender, rights and state moral projects in Malaysia

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 354-367

  Stivens, Maila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNOPOLITICS; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; HUMAN RIGHTS; MORALITY; NATIONALISM; REFORM PROCESS; RELIGION; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

SIA;

EID: 33747346510     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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