The new woman commits suicide: The press, cultural memory, and the new republic

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-101

  Goodman, Bryna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 49249118042     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0021911805000069     Document Type: Review

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