Ending footbinding and infibulation: A convention account

American Sociological Review

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 999-1017

  Mackie, Gerry ^a,b  

^a ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0000480018     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2096305     Document Type: Article

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