Out of place: Black women academics in British universities

Women's History Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-162

  Wright, Cecile ^a   Thompson, Sonia ^b   Channer, Yvonne ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Sheffield Hallam University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 51249160286     PISSN: 09612025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09612020601048704     Document Type: Review

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