The Post-Genocidal Period and Its Impact on Women

Plight and Fate of Women During and Following Genocide: Genocide-A Critical Bibliographic Review Volume 7

Volumn 7, Issue , 2017, Pages 219-248

  Sajjad, Tazreena ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781351298162-12     Document Type: Chapter

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