New directions in feminism and human rights an introduction

International Feminist Journal of Politics

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 298-318

  Collins, Dana ^a   Falcón, Sylvanna ^b   Lodhia, Sharmila ^c   Talcott, Molly ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activism; Antiracism; Feminism; Gender; Globalization; Human rights; Social justice; Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650410604     PISSN: 14616742     EISSN: 14684470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616742.2010.513096     Document Type: Review

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