Bodies of knowledge : the medicalization of reproduction in Greece

Bodies of knowledge : the medicalization of reproduction in Greece / Eugenia Georges.

Author/creator	Georges, Eugenia
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, ©2008.
Description	xiii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subject(s)	Human reproduction--Greece --Rhodes (Island) --History --20th century. Childbirth--Greece --Rhodes (Island) --History --20th century. Birth control--Greece --Rhodes (Island) --History --20th century. Women--Health and hygiene --Greece --Rhodes (Island) --History --20th century. Ethnology--Greece --Rhodes (Island) --History --20th century. Reproductive Behavior--history --Greece. Anthropology, Cultural--methods --Greece. Family Planning Policy--history --Greece. History, 20th Century--Greece. Social Conditions--Greece. Women's Health--history --Greece.

Contents	Transnational Rhodes -- Menstruation, procreation, and abortion in prewar Rhodes -- Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care in prewar Rhodes -- Medicalization and modernity : new reproductive technologies, new maternal bodies -- Living with contradictions : contraception and abortion and the contemporary Greek family -- Global and local bodies of knowledge.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-314) and index.
Acquisitions source	Laupus- Robin Webb Corbett, donor.
LCCN	2008028081
ISBN	9780826515988
ISBN	0826515983
ISBN	9780826515995
ISBN	0826515991

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Laupus	Books - Stacks	HQ 766 G8 G351B 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold