Unfolding dialogues about gender, care and 'the north': An introduction

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-162

  Thien, Deborah ^a   Hanlon, Neil ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care; Complexity; Gender; Northern places; Specificity

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GENDER ISSUE; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 67650333658     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09663690902795753     Document Type: Conference Paper

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