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Methods, Models, and GIS People, Place, and Region

From Protests to Politics: Sex Work, Women's Worth, and Ciudad Juárez Modernity

Melissa W. Wright Departments of Geography and Women's Studies, The Pennsylvania State University
Pages 369-386 | Received 01 Apr 2002, Accepted 01 Nov 2003, Published online: 29 Feb 2008

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