Honor thy sister: Selfhood, gender, and agency in palestinian culture

Anthropological Quarterly

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 737-775

  Baxter, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 35348931147     PISSN: 00035491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/anq.2007.0037     Document Type: Review

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