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Cultures of Abortion in Weimar Germany (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R3,026
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Cultures of Abortion in Weimar Germany (Hardcover, New): Cornelie Usborne

Cultures of Abortion in Weimar Germany (Hardcover, New)

Cornelie Usborne

Series: Monographs in German History

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Abortion in the Weimar Republic is a compelling subject since it provoked public debates and campaigns of an intensity rarely matched elsewhere. It proved so explosive because populationist, ecclesiastical and political concerns were heightened by cultural anxieties of a modernity in crisis. Based on an exceptionally rich source material (e.g., criminal court cases, doctors' case books, personal diaries, feature films, plays and literary works), this study explores different attitudes and experiences of those women who sought to terminate an unwanted pregnancy and those who helped or hindered them. It analyzes the dichotomy between medical theory and practice, and questions common assumptions, i.e. that abortion was "a necessary evil," which needed strict regulation and medical control; or that all back-street abortions were dangerous and bad. Above all, the book reveals women's own voices, frequently contradictory and ambiguous: having internalized medical ideas they often also adhered to older notions of reproduction which opposed scientific approaches.

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Imprint: Berghahn Books
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Monographs in German History
Release date: December 2007
First published: February 2008
Authors: Cornelie Usborne
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-1-84545-389-3
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > Abortion
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
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LSN: 1-84545-389-1
Barcode: 9781845453893

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