Born and made: Sisters, brothers, and the deceased wife's sister bill

Signs

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 423-447

  Gruner, Elisabeth Rose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

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EID: 33749085459     PISSN: 00979740     EISSN: 15456943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/495346     Document Type: Article

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