Discounted Life: The Price of Global Surrogacy in India
By: Sharmila Rudrappa
4.24
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Winner, American Sociological Association Asia and Asian America Section Best Book on Asia/Transnat…
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4.05
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4.20
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3.87
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4.22
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3.60
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2.00
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4.04
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3.62
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4.34
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2.96
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3.75
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4.47
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4.01
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4.21
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4.72
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3.76
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29. Discounted Life: The Price of Global Surrogacy in India
By: Sharmila Rudrappa
4.24
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Winner, American Sociological Association Asia and Asian America Section Best Book on Asia/Transnat… read more
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4.05
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3.91
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