Gendering the internally displaced: Problem bodies, fluid boundaries and politics of civil society participation in Sri Lanka

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 157-172

  Hewamanne, Sandya ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal displacement; Muslim women; Qualitative research; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952561677     PISSN: 15398706     EISSN: 15398706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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