TY  - BOOK
AU  - Huang,Hua-Lun
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - 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 
AV  - HV6762.A77 H83 2012eb
U1  - 362.83 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Jefferson, N.C.
PB  - McFarland & Co.
KW  - Missing persons
KW  - East Asia
KW  - Missing children
KW  - Sex of children, Parental preferences for
KW  - Female infanticide
KW  - Women
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Prostitutes
KW  - Women's rights
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2011; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
N2  - "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 scientists to examine lost populations in the future"--Provided by publisher
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10535625
ER  -