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Book Title: Sexuality And Gender Politics In Mozambique: Re-Thinking Gen...
Number of Pages: 328 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Sexuality and Gender Politics in Mozambique : Re-Thinking Gender in Africa
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
Publication Year: 2014
Subject: Gender Studies, Black Studies (Global), Women's Studies, World / African
Item Height: 0.8 in
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.1 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science
Author: Signe Arnfred
Item Width: 5.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
