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Childbirth, Midwifery and Concepts of Time (Paperback, New) Loot Price: R844
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Childbirth, Midwifery and Concepts of Time (Paperback, New): Christine McCourt

Childbirth, Midwifery and Concepts of Time (Paperback, New)

Christine McCourt

Series: Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives

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All cultures are concerned with the business of childbirth, so much so that it can never be described as a purely physiological or even psychological event. This volume draws together work from a range of anthropologists and midwives who have found anthropological approaches useful in their work. Using case studies from a variety of cultural settings, the writers explore the centrality of the way time is conceptualized, marked and measured to the ways of perceiving and managing childbirth: how women, midwives and other birth attendants are affected by issues of power and control, but also actively attempt to change established forms of thinking and practice. The stories are engaging as well as critical and invite the reader to think afresh about time, and about reproduction.

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Imprint: Berghahn Books
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives
Release date: August 2010
First published: August 2010
Editors: Christine McCourt
Dimensions: 228 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 260
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-1-84545-294-0
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Medical anthropology
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LSN: 1-84545-294-1
Barcode: 9781845452940

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