Blood Relations: Menstruation and the Origins of Culture
β Scribed by Joan M. Gero
- Book ID
- 118733339
- Publisher
- American Anthropological Association
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 269 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0094-0496
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