Sexual Transgression and Scapegoats: A Case Study from Modern Ireland

Sexualities

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-24

  Inglis, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

infamy; Ireland; scapegoats; sexuality; transgression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993813892     PISSN: 13634607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363460702005001001     Document Type: Article

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