Liberia's women acting for peace: Collective action in a war- Affected country

African Dynamics

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages 114-137

  Fuest, Veronika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 84968866506     PISSN: 15681777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004180130.i-260.43     Document Type: Conference Paper

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