Motherhood and opportunities for activism before and after the Czech velvet revolution

Mobilization

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 267-288

  Shriver, Thomas E ^a   Adams, Alison E ^b   Einwohner, Rachel L ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84979873000     PISSN: 1086671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17813/maiq.18.3.t272388n60470456     Document Type: Review

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