The missing girls and women of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan : a sociological study of infanticide, forced prostitution, political imprisonment, ghost brides, runaways, and thrownaways, 1900-2000s /

"In the past century, tens of millions of women and girls have disappeared in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. This sociological study explores the institutional factors contributing to the phenomenon of missing females, develops a typology for these populations, and lays a foundation for social s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Huang, Hua-Lun, 1962-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2012]
Subjects:	Missing persons > East Asia. Missing children > East Asia. Sex of children, Parental preferences for > East Asia. Female infanticide > East Asia. Women > East Asia > Social conditions > 20th century. Prostitutes > East Asia > Social conditions > 20th century. Women's rights > East Asia. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Tables and figures
Preface
Introduction
The study of missing females
Conceptualization of missing females : a classification system
Missing females at high risk of vanishing permanently
Female political prisoners
Slain baby girls
Ghost brides
Missing females with some chances to re-emerge
Comfort women
Trafficked women and girls
Runaways/thrownaways
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.