‘It’s Not a Gift When It Comes with Price’: A Qualitative Study of Transactional Sex between UN Peacekeepers and Haitian Citizens
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/sta.gf | Journal eISSN: 2165-2627
Language: English
Published on: Aug 20, 2015
Published by: Department of Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford
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