Unnatural Selection

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    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
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    Hvistendahl, Mara.
    Unnatural selection : choosing boys over girls, and the consequences of a world full of men / Mara Hvistendahl.
    p. cm.
    eISBN : 978-1-586-48991-5
    1. Demographic transition—China. 2. Sex determination—China. 3. Birth control—China. 4. Sex discrimination against women—China. I. Title.
    HB1064.A3H87 2011
    304.6’60951—dc22
    2011004471
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