Re(gion)alizing Women's Human Rights in Latin America

Politics and Gender

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 349-375

  Friedman, Elisabeth Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

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EID: 77950786235     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X09990171     Document Type: Article

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