Reflecting on Resistance: Hindu Women ‘Soldiers’ and the Birth of Female Militancy

Indian Journal of Gender Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-35

  Sen, Atreyee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34247652032     PISSN: 09715215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097152150501300101     Document Type: Article

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