Between reality and representation: Women's agency in war and post-conflict Sri Lanka

Cultural Dynamics

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 141-168

  Rajasingham Senanayake, Darini ^a  

^a Ctr for Poverty Analysis in Colombo   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Agency; Displacement; Post conflict society; Sri Lanka; War; Women

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; GENDER ROLE; PEACE PROCESS; POST-WAR; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA; WORLD;

EID: 7244254343     PISSN: 09213740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0921374004047741     Document Type: Article

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