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
Author:   Hua-Lun Huang
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9780786440290


Pages:   242
Publication Date:   09 February 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
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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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Author:   Hua-Lun Huang
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.336kg
ISBN:  

9780786440290


ISBN 10:   0786440295
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   09 February 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents Tables and Figures      viii Preface      Introduction      PART I. THE STUDY OF MISSING FEMALES 1. Conceptualization of Missing Females: A Classification System      PART II. MISSING FEMALES DEAD OR AT HIGH RISK 2. Female Political Prisoners      3. Slain Baby Girls      4. Ghost Brides      PART III. MISSING FEMALES WITH SOME CHANCES TO RE-EMERGE 5. Comfort Women      6. Trafficked Women and Girls      7. Runaways/Thrownaways      Conclusion      Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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Hua-Lun Huang is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Child and Family Studies at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette. His writings focus on East Asian gangs/pirates, Chinese secret societies, delinquent cults and trafficking in women.

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