Feminine strength: Reflections on power and gender in Israeli-Palestinian culture

Anthropological Quarterly

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 397-430

  Sa'ar, Amalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Feminine strength; Israeli Palestinian culture; Masculine power; Women's power

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748882037     PISSN: 00035491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/anq.2006.0041     Document Type: Article

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