Gendering the Japanese political system: the gender-specific pattern of political activity and women's political participation

Japanese Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-198

  Takeda, Hiroko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85050413577     PISSN: 10371397     EISSN: 14699338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10371390600883594     Document Type: Article

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