Erotic autonomy as a politics of decolonization: An anatomy of feminist and state practice in the bahamas tourist economy

Feminist Genealogies, Colonial Legacies, Democratic Futures.

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 63-100

  Alexander, M Jacqui ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203724200-10     Document Type: Chapter

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