The problem with interests: Making political claims for 'women'

The Politics of Women's Interests: New Comparative Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 5-38

  Vickers, Jill ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84863611719     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203028216     Document Type: Chapter

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