Law from below: Women's human rights and social movements in New York City

Law and Society Review

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-128

  Merry, Sally Engle ^a   Levitt, Peggy ^b   Rosen, Mihaela Şerban ^a   Yoon, Diana H ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 77952938693     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2010.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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