The imagined child: Ambiguity and agency in Australian intercountry adoption

Australian Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 72-79

  Telfer, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 34247449271     PISSN: 10358811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-9310.2003.tb00221.x     Document Type: Article

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