Literacy, power, and agency: Love letters and development in Nepal

Language and Education

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 305-316

  Ahearn, Laura M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AGENCY; DEVELOPMENT; GENDER; LITERACY; Love letters; NEPAL

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011321950     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500780408666883     Document Type: Article

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