Talking against dominance: South African women resisting dominant discourse in narratives of violence

Women Voicing Resistance: Discursive and Narrative Explorations

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 102-120

  Boonzaier, Floretta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 84906033703     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203094365     Document Type: Chapter

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