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

Author/creator Georges, Eugenia
Format Book
Publication InfoNashville : Vanderbilt University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxiii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects
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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 293-314) and index.
Acquisitions source Laupus- Robin Webb Corbett, donor.
LCCN 2008028081
ISBN9780826515988
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