Transnational feminism and contextualized intersectionality at the 2001 World conference against racism

Journal of Women's History

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 99-120

  Falcón, Sylvanna M ^a  

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EID: 84871815756     PISSN: 10427961     EISSN: 15272036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jowh.2012.0050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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