Sheroes and villains: Conceptualizing colonial and contemporary violence against women in Africa

Feminist Genealogies, Colonial Legacies, Democratic Futures.

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 46-62

  Mama, Amina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203724200-9     Document Type: Chapter

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