Culture, rights, and norms: Womens rights reform in Muslim countries

Journal of Politics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1144-1160

  Cherif, Feryal M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79951729053     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381610000587     Document Type: Article

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