Women and pornography in Kathmandu: Negotiating the 'Modern woman' in a new consumer society

Images of The 'Modern Woman' in Asia: Global Media, Local Meanings

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 34-54

  Liechty, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 85073866415     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203037171-10     Document Type: Chapter

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