NMC Library
Image from Google Jackets

Pregnancy and power : a short history of reproductive politics in America / Rickie Solinger.

By: Publication details: New York : New York University Press, c2005.Description: vii, 303 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780814798270 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0814798276 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.9/6/0973 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ766.5.U5 S67 2005
Contents:
What is reproductive politics? -- Racializing the nation -- From the Declaration of Independence to the Emancipation Proclamation, 1776-1865 -- Sex in the city -- From secrecy to anonymity to privacy, 1870s to 1920s -- No extras -- Curbing fertility during the Great Depression -- Central planning -- Managing fertility, race, and rights in postwar America, 1940s to 1960 -- The human rights era -- The rise of choice, the contours of backlash, 1960-1980 -- Revitalizing hierarchies -- How the aftermath of Roe v. Wade affected fetuses, teenagers, prisoners, and ordinary women.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks HQ766.5 .U5 S67 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039000754134

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-286) and index.

What is reproductive politics? -- Racializing the nation -- From the Declaration of Independence to the Emancipation Proclamation, 1776-1865 -- Sex in the city -- From secrecy to anonymity to privacy, 1870s to 1920s -- No extras -- Curbing fertility during the Great Depression -- Central planning -- Managing fertility, race, and rights in postwar America, 1940s to 1960 -- The human rights era -- The rise of choice, the contours of backlash, 1960-1980 -- Revitalizing hierarchies -- How the aftermath of Roe v. Wade affected fetuses, teenagers, prisoners, and ordinary women.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha