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Book Title: Fertile Matters: The Politics Of Mexican-Origin Women's Repr...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Elena R. Gutiérrez
Publication Name: Fertile Matters : the Politics of Mexican-Origin Women's Reproduction
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication Year: 2008
Series: Chicana Matters Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20 Oz
Number of Pages: 221 Pages
