Urban Hopes, Sexual Horrors: Communal Riots and the Narratives of Violent and Victimized Women in India

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Urban Hopes, Sexual Horrors : Communal Riots and the Narratives of Violent and Victimized Women in India. / Sen, Atreyee; Jasani, Rubina.

In: Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2021, p. 28-47.

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Sen, A & Jasani, R 2021, 'Urban Hopes, Sexual Horrors: Communal Riots and the Narratives of Violent and Victimized Women in India', Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 28-47. https://doi.org/10.22439/cjas.v39i1.6176

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Sen, A., & Jasani, R. (2021). Urban Hopes, Sexual Horrors: Communal Riots and the Narratives of Violent and Victimized Women in India. Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies, 39(1), 28-47. https://doi.org/10.22439/cjas.v39i1.6176

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Sen A, Jasani R. Urban Hopes, Sexual Horrors: Communal Riots and the Narratives of Violent and Victimized Women in India. Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies. 2021;39(1):28-47. https://doi.org/10.22439/cjas.v39i1.6176

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Sen, Atreyee ; Jasani, Rubina. / Urban Hopes, Sexual Horrors : Communal Riots and the Narratives of Violent and Victimized Women in India. In: Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies. 2021 ; Vol. 39, No. 1. pp. 28-47.

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