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Auteur:	Jaffary, Nora E.
Titel:	Reproduction and Its Discontents in Mexico Childbirth and Contraception from 1750 to 1905
Uitgever:	The University of North
ISBN:	9781469629407
Land van oorsprong:	United States
Prijs:	€ 52.93
Verschijningsdatum:	30-09-2016
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

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Categorie:	Sociology: family & relationships
Geillustreerd:	14 halftones, 4 tables

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Verschijningsvorm:	Paperback / softback
Paginas:	304
Hoogte mm.:	229
Breedte mm.:	152

 

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Chronicles colonial and nineteenth-century beliefs and practices surrounding conception, pregnancy and its prevention, and birth. Tracking Mexico’s transition from colony to nation, Nora E. Jaffary demonstrates the central role of reproduction in ideas about female sexuality and virtue, the development of modern Mexico, and the growth of modern medicine in the Latin American context.