The public private sphere: Family narrative and democracy in Argentina and South Africa

Social Dynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 139-152

  Bystrom, Kerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Democracy; Family; Public sphere; South africa; Truth commissions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951152958     PISSN: 02533952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533950903562351     Document Type: Conference Paper

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