Unnatural selection : choosing boys over girls, and the consequences of a world full of men / Mara H...
Unnatural selection : choosing boys over girls, and the consequences of a world full of men / Mara H...
Unnatural selection : choosing boys over girls, and the consequences of a world full of men / Mara Hvistendahl.
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Publisher
New York : PublicAffairs, 2011.
Date
2011.
Call Numbers
N304.66095/3
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Language
English
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Physical content
xix, 314 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
"Everyone has boys now." The demographer -- The parent -- The economist -- The doctor -- The imperialist -- Great idea. The student -- The doomsayer -- The geneticist -- The general -- The feminist -- The womanless world. The bride -- The prostitute -- The bachelor -- The world -- The baby.
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Publisher
New York : PublicAffairs, 2011.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2011.
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Summary
"Lianyungang, a booming port city, has China's most extreme gender ratio for children under four: 163 boys for every 100 girls. These numbers don't seem terribly grim, but in ten years, the skewed sex ratio will pose a colossal challenge. By the time those children reach adulthood, their generation will have twenty-four million more men than women....
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Unnatural selection : choosing boys over girls, and the consequences of a world full of men / Mara Hvistendahl.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N304.66095/3
Record Identifier
74Vv6ZkMyNK3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv6ZkMyNK3
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ISBN
1586489917 (e-book edition)
9781586488505 (hardback)
1586488503 (hardback)
9781586489915 (e-book edition)
DDC
304.660951
MMS ID
991006732359702626
