Higher education and feminism in the Arab Gulf

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 112-131

  Findlow, Sally ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arab world; citizenship; feminism; higher education; women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871210850     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2012.699274     Document Type: Article

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