A peculiar institution? Greco-Roman monogamy in global context

History of the Family

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 280-291

  Scheidel, Walter ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 71749099117     PISSN: 1081602X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hisfam.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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