In the name of equality? the missing intersection in canadian feminists' legal mobilization against multiculturalism

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1763-1787

  Lépinard, Eléonore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Feminism; intersectionality; legal mobilization; multiculturalism; Sharia; social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956217936     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764210368096     Document Type: Article

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