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Book Title: Reproducing Jews : a Cultural Account of Assisted Conception in Israel
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press
Topic: Judaism / Rituals & Practice, Judaism / General, General, Comparative Politics, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2000
Genre: Law, Religion, Political Science, Social Science
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Susan Martha Kahn
Book Series: Body, Commodity, Text Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
