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Wanting a Daughter, Needing a Son: Abandonment, Adoption, and Orphanage Care in China

For those who have adopted children from China this book is a must. It gives us a history easy to read about adoption both domestic and international in China.

Subject
history
Themes
adoptionfeminism
Setting
chinaasia
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 272 pages

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