Graying the Cyborg: New directions in feminist analyses of aging, science, and technology

Age Matters: Re-Aligning Feminist Thinking

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 99-121

  Joyce, Kelly ^a   Mamo, Laura ^b  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 77950174225     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203943434     Document Type: Chapter

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