The female inheritance movement in Hong Kong: Theorizing the local/global interface

Current Anthropology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 387-409

  Merry, Sally Engle ^a,b   Stern, Rachel E ^c,d  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Peace and Justice Studies Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

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EID: 33244467158     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/428800     Document Type: Article

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