Democracy's shadows: Sexual rights and gender politics in the rape trial of Jacob Zuma

African Studies

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-77

  Hassim, Shireen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Culture; Gender equality; Sexual rights; Zuma

Indexed keywords

EID: 74549208571     PISSN: 00020184     EISSN: 14692872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00020180902827431     Document Type: Article

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