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Barren in the Promised Land

Childless Americans and the Pursuit of Happiness

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$31.00 • £26.95 • €28.95

ISBN 9780674061828

Publication Date: 04/25/1997

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336 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

6 halftones; 1 line illustration

World

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