The Movement to Decriminalize Sex Work in Gauteng Province, South Africa, 1994–2002

African Studies Review

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 83-109

  Wojcicki, Janet M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 43249197673     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: 15552462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1515043     Document Type: Article

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