Cultures of legality: Judicialization and political activism in contemporary latin america

Cultures of Legality Judicialization and political Activism in Latin America

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 3-22

  Sieder, Rachel ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropologia Social (CIESAS)   (Australia)

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EID: 84869042275     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511730269.001     Document Type: Chapter

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