Small arms, violence and gender in Papua New Guinea: Towards a research agenda

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-55

  Capie, David ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gender; Papua New Guinea; Small arms; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARMED FORCES; CRIME; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER ISSUE; RESEARCH; SOCIAL SECURITY; VIOLENCE; WOMENS STATUS;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 79953296648     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2011.01442.x     Document Type: Article

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