Holding up the Sky? Reflections on Marriage in Contemporary China

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 195-202

  Liu, Jieyu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1142290706     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353504040323     Document Type: Review

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