Anthropological perspectives on female genital cutting: Embodying tradition, violence, and social resilience

Africa Today

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Prazak, Miroslava ^a   Coffman, Jennifer ^b  

^a BENNINGTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34447268006     PISSN: 00019887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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