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Sign of pathology U.S. medical rhetoric on abortion, 1800s-1960s / Nathan Stormer.
| Author/creator | Stormer, Nathan, 1966- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015] |
| Description | xi, 256 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | The RSA series in transdisciplinary rhetoric |
| Contents | Introduction : struggling through life -- When abortion became a political-economic problem -- Remembering, forgetting, and the secrets of life -- "White man's plague" : anti-Malthusian memory work at the fin de siècle -- "More wisdom in living" : neo-Malthusian memory work at midcentury -- "The lesser of threatened evils" : therapeutic amnesias -- Conclusion : seeking immunity. |
| Abstract | "Examines the medical discourse on abortion in the United States from the 1800s to the 1960s. Demonstrates that abortion was seen as a sign of social pathology indicating undoing of civilization"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-243) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014034004 |
| ISBN | 9780271065557 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |