Children born of wartime rape: Rights and representations

International Feminist Journal of Politics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-34

  Watson, Alison M S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Feminism; Rape; War; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249140899     PISSN: 14616742     EISSN: 14684470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616740601066242     Document Type: Review

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