Contraception, Colonialism and Commerce - Birth Control in South India, 1920-1940 (Hardcover, New Ed)

Birth control holds an unusual place in the history of medicine. Largely devoid of doctors or hospitals, only relatively recently have birth control histories included tales of laboratory-based therapeutic innovation. Instead, these histories elucidate the peculiar slippages between individual bodies and a body politic occasioned by the promotion of techniques to manipulate human reproduction. The history of birth control in India brings these as well as additional complications to the field. Contrary to popular belief, India has one of the most long-lasting, institutionalized, far-reaching, state sponsored family planning programs in the world. During the inter-war period the country witnessed the formation of groups dedicated to promoting the cause of birth control. This book outlines the early history of birth control in India, particularly the Tamil south. In so doing, it illuminates India's role in a global network of birth control advocacy. The book also argues how Indians' contraceptive advocacy and associationalism became an increasingly significant realm of action in which they staked claims not just about the utility of contraception but simultaneously over their ability and right to self-rule.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The History of Medicine in Context
Release date:	May 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Sarah Hodges
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	182
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-3809-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Birth control, contraception, family planning Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-7546-3809-X
Barcode:	9780754638094

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