Conceiving citizens : women and the politics of motherhood in Iran / Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet.
| Author/creator |
Kashani-Sabet, Firoozeh, 1967- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. |
| Description | xiii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Healing Iran: hygiene and social change in the Qajar era -- Population politics: epidemics and the "crisis" of midwifery -- From celibacy to companionship: the evolution of Persian marriages -- Sexual mores, social lives: maternalism and venereal disease -- Giving birth: modern nursing and reproductive politics -- Schooling mothers: patriotic education and women's "renewal" -- Defrocking the nation: unveiling and the politics of dress -- From mothers to voters: suffrage, literacy, and family dynamics -- Managing birth: family planning and healthcare -- Civil liberties, civic wombs: women in the Islamic republic. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010042522 |
| ISBN | 9780195308860 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195308867 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195308877 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195308875 (alk. paper) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ1735.2 .K377 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |