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The missing girls and women of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan : a sociological study of infanticide, forced prostitution, political imprisonment, ghost brides, runaways, and thrownaways, 1900-2000s
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The missing girls and women of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan : a sociological study of infanticide, forced prostitution, political imprisonment, ghost brides, runaways, and thrownaways, 1900-2000s / Hua-Lun Huang.
ISBN
9780786440290 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786440295 (softcover : alk. paper)
Published
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2012.
Physical Description
viii, 233 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Summary
"In the past century, tens of millions of women and girls have disappeared in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. This sociological study explores the institutional factors contributing to the phenomenon of missing females, develops a typology for these populations, and lays a foundation for social scientists to examine lost populations in the future"--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 19, 2012
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Tables and figures
Preface
Introduction
The study of missing females
Conceptualization of missing females : a classification system
Missing females at high risk of vanishing permanently
Female political prisoners
Slain baby girls
Ghost brides
Missing females with some chances to re-emerge
Comfort women
Trafficked women and girls
Runaways/thrownaways
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
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