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Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Resisting Disappearance : Military Occupation and Women's Activism in Kashmir
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Subject: Public Affairs & Administration, Women in Politics, Gender Studies, Civil Rights, Military / General, Asia / General, Human Rights, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Women's Studies, World / Asian
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2019
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, History
Author: Ather Zia
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 5.9 in
Series: Decolonizing Feminisms Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
