Law and social movements: Contemporary perspectives

Annual Review of Law and Social Science

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 17-38

  McCann, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Legal mobilization; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846357862     PISSN: 15503585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.lawsocsci.2.081805.105917     Document Type: Review

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