Rights and realities: Limits to women's rights and citizenship after 10 years of democracy in South Africa

Third World Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1313-1327

  Hames, Mary ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; DEMOCRACY; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGISLATION; PERIURBAN AREA; PUBLIC ACCESS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 33750106559     PISSN: 01436597     EISSN: 13602241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01436590600933685     Document Type: Article

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