Insanity, gender and the law

Contributions to Indian Sociology

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1995, Pages 347-367

  Dhanda, Amita ^a  

^a Indian Law Institute Deemed University   (India)

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EID: 84965695275     PISSN: 00699667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0069966795029001016     Document Type: Article

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