Maternal imagination: Reconceiving first impressions

Rethinking History

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 243-260

  Shildrick, Margrit ^a  

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Author keywords

Archives; Desire; Imagination; Monsters; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 61249104404     PISSN: 13642529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136425200456958     Document Type: Review

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