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Nie Jing-Bao <1962-> |
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Titolo |
Behind the silence : Chinese voices on abortion / / Jing-Bao Nie |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2005 |
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©2005 |
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0-7425-2370-5 |
0-7425-7128-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (308 p.) |
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Collana |
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Asian Voices. A sub-series of Asia/Pacific/Perspectives |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Abortion - China |
Abortion - Moral and ethical aspects - China |
Birth control - China |
Women's studies - China |
Electronic books. |
China Population policy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword by Arthur Kleinman; Introduction; 1 Listening to the Silence The Absence of Public Debate and Its Meaning; 2 ""Instructon"" from Above: Official Positions; 3 The Forgotten Controversies: Heritage of Imperial Times; 4 Tidings from the Populace: Consensus and Contention in the Survey Results; 5 Bitterness beyond Words: Women's Narratives; 6 Fulfiling Discordant Duties: Doctors' Narratives; 7 An Inquiry into Coerced Abortion: Sociocultural and Ethical Issues; 8 The Challenge of Cross-Cultural Dialogue: Taking Seriously China's Internal Plurality |
Appendix: The Pilot Study, the Survey, and the InterviewsReferences; Index; Acknowledgements; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Behind the Silence is the first in-depth work in any language to explore the diverse perspectives of mainland Chinese regarding induced abortion and fetal life in the context of the world's most ambitious and intrusive family planning program. Through his investigation of public silence, official standpoints, forgotten controversies from the imperial |
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era, popular opinions, women's personal stories, doctors' narratives, and the problem of coerced abortion, Nie Jing-Bao brings to light a surprising range of beliefs concerning fetal life and the morality of abortion, yet finds overall an acceptan |
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