Tender ties: Husbands' rights and racial exclusion in Chinese marriage cases, 1882-1924

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 271-305

  Stevens, Todd ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036086921     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4469.2002.tb00805.x     Document Type: Review

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