Mestiza double consciousness: The voices of afro-peruvian women on gendered racism

Gender and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 660-680

  Falcón, Sylvanna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Afro Peruvians; Double consciousness; Gendered racism; Mestiza consciousness; Peru

Indexed keywords

EID: 51049123851     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243208321274     Document Type: Article

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