Femina Sacra: The 'war on/of terror', women and the feminine

Security Dialogue

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-49

  Masters, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Femina sacra; Sexual violence; Sovereign power; War on of terror

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349110455     PISSN: 09670106     EISSN: 14603640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0967010608100846     Document Type: Article

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