Women, Armed Conflict, and Peacemaking in Sri Lanka: Toward a Political Economy Perspective

Asian Politics and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 653-667

  Bandarage, Asoka ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Gender; Peace; Sri Lanka; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956244801     PISSN: 19430779     EISSN: 19430787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-0787.2010.01218.x     Document Type: Article

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