Women's human rights activists as cross-cultural theorists

International Feminist Journal of Politics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 311-346

  Ackerly, Brooke A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activism; Feminism; International human rights; Internet; Social movements; Women's human rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248078564     PISSN: 14616742     EISSN: 14684470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616740110077537     Document Type: Article

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