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Book Title: Protest, Policy, And The Problem Of Violence Against Women: ...
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Protest, Policy, and the Problem of Violence Against Women : a Cross-National Comparison
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Subject: Feminism & Feminist Theory, Ethnic Studies / General, Public Policy / Social Policy, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Women's Studies, Comparative
Publication Year: 2002
Item Height: 0.9 in
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.1 in
Author: S. Laurel Weldon
Subject Area: Law, Political Science, Social Science
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
