Birds of freedom? Perspectives on female emancipation and Sri Lanka's liberation tigers of Tamil Eelam

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-62

  Jordan, Kim ^a   Denov, Myriam ^b  

^a MCA Ministry of Health and Social Services   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam; Sri Lanka; Women's emancipation

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649010088     PISSN: 15398706     EISSN: 15398706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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