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Gendered embodiments : mapping the body-politic of the raped woman and the nation in Bangladesh.

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Gendered embodiments : mapping the body-politic of the raped woman and the nation in Bangladesh. / Mookherjee, Nayanika.
In: Feminist Review, Vol. 88, No. 1, 04.2008, p. 36-53.

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Mookherjee, N 2008, 'Gendered embodiments : mapping the body-politic of the raped woman and the nation in Bangladesh.', Feminist Review, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 36-53. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.fr.9400388

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Mookherjee, N. (2008). Gendered embodiments : mapping the body-politic of the raped woman and the nation in Bangladesh. Feminist Review, 88(1), 36-53. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.fr.9400388

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Mookherjee N. Gendered embodiments : mapping the body-politic of the raped woman and the nation in Bangladesh. Feminist Review. 2008 Apr;88(1):36-53. doi: 10.1057/palgrave.fr.9400388

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Mookherjee, Nayanika. / Gendered embodiments : mapping the body-politic of the raped woman and the nation in Bangladesh. In: Feminist Review. 2008 ; Vol. 88, No. 1. pp. 36-53.

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