Infanticide in early modern Japan? Demography, culture, and population growth

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 22-50

  Cornell, Laurel L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0010227603     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2943635     Document Type: Article

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