On the origins of gender inequality /

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Author / Creator:Huber, Joan, 1925-
Imprint:Boulder : Paradigm Publishers, c2007.
Description:ix, 173 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6282646
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ISBN:9781594513619
1594513619
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-160) and index.

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