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Page 1: Orphans and fosterchildren - DiVA portal1080684/FULLTEXT01.pdfhistorical and cross-cultural perspective. Citation for the or iginal published chapter : Persson, B., Öberg, L. (1996)

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This is the published version of a chapter published in Orphans and foster-children: ahistorical and cross-cultural perspective.

Citation for the original published chapter :

Persson, B., Öberg, L. (1996)Foster-children and the Swedish state 1785-1915In: Lars-Göran Tedebrand (ed.), Orphans and foster-children: a historical and cross-cultural perspective (pp. 51-81). Umeå: Umeå universitet

N.B. When citing this work, cite the original published chapter.

Permanent link to this version:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-132367

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