Walking Together, but in Which Direction? Gender Discrimination and Multicultural Practices in Oaxaca, Mexico

Politics and Gender

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-184

  Danielson, Michael S ^a   Eisenstadt, Todd A ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950783134     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X09000142     Document Type: Article

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