Literacies across Generations: Women's Religious and Secular Identities in Siraiki Villages

South Asia Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-151

  Zubair, Shirin ^a  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

gender; identities; literacies; Pakistan; Siraiki; women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996186164     PISSN: 02627280     EISSN: 17413141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0262728003232002     Document Type: Article

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