Explaining the expansion of feminist ideas: cultural diffusion or political struggle?

Globalisation, Societies and Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 109-134

  Stromquist, Nelly P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

diffusion of ideas; feminist thought; gender; social change; women; world culture theory; world system theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921610069     PISSN: 14767724     EISSN: 14767732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767724.2014.967489     Document Type: Article

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