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The editor of this volume takes on the challenging task of presenting an encompassing view of childbirth in America from an anthropological perspective.

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Experts from across disciplines join forces here to focus attention on current American culture and the devastating effects it is having on its children.

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Child-rearing, as a basic function of society, provides an opportunity for comparative study of two very different societies in this work, a revision of Xiao's (sociology, Central Washington U.) doctoral thesis. Following an examination of the literature, Xiao defines her theoretical foundation she

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The volume was inspired by the Children and Anthropology conference at the 14th International Congress of Anthropology and Ethnological Sciences, which was held at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, in July of 1998.

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Provides a discussion on the role of orphanages, the primary institution for children without parents, and a stopgap measure for children needing care. This book reviews the practice of adoption, orphanage placement, and foster care since the colonial period. It provides crucial information and insight for high school and college students.

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This work will offer students and scholars in social work, child welfare, and public policy a complete overview of the systemic difficulties of the American family as well as compatible and practical programs designed to meet current family needs.

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This book is important reading for the general public, as well as for scholars and policymakers involved with children's and labor issues in the United States.

The United States has more of its children in the workforce than any other developed country.

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Using the relationship between China and Southeast Asia's ethnic Chinese as a case study, this text focuses upon the potential role of a diaspora in the economic and political development of its "homeland", as well as the role of the state in dealing with transnational economic actors.

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The latest edition in the China Statistics Series, China Rural Statistics 1988 offers essential basic information on China's rural economic and social development and the outcome of rural reform.

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This book is an English language edition of the official social statistics compiled by the State Statistical Bureau of the People's Republic of China (SSB).

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The latest edition in the China Statistics Series, China Statistical Abstract 1989 offers essential basic information on China's economic and social development in 1988.

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Some figures in this survey are provisional, and the final ones will appear in the Statistical Yearbook of China.

This book is a revised English language edition of the official China Statistical Abstract published by the State Statistical Bureau of the People's Republic of China (SSB).

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The volumes so far published are China Statistical Abstract 1988, China Social Statistics 1988, China Trade and Prices Statistics 1988, China Rural Statistics 1988, China Statistical Abstract 1989, and China Urban Statistics 1988.

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The volumes so far published are China Statistical Abstract 1988, China Social Statistics 1986, China Trade and Prices Statistics 1988, China Rural Statistics 1988 and China Statistical Abstract 1989.

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This book was written by China's leader to interpret the significance of the old and the new treaties and China's responsibilities as an independent nation.

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What has been the effect of China's focus on minimal reproduction as the centerpiece of the country's effort to regulate population growth This text demonstrates the approach, scope, and tempo of China's population planning.

China's Strategic Demographic Initiative is presented in three parts.

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It provides data on the major domains of life for all Americans, but particularly for ethnic Americans: neighborhood, crowding, health, mental health, employment, language and cultural barriers, quality of life, and differences between men and women.

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Embracing an ontological approach to religious phenomena, this study traces the origins and development of Chinese Hell deity worship now prevalent in Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan. Written for academics and the interested public, it challenges assumptions vis--vis the diversity of present-day Chinese religious beliefs and ritual practices.

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