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UNINA9910797372503321 |
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Stormer Nathan <1966-> |
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Sign of pathology : U. S. medical rhetoric on abortion, 1800s-1960s / / Nathan Stormer |
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University Park, Pennsylvania : , : Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 256 pages ) |
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Collana |
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The RSA series in transdisciplinary rhetoric |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Abortion - United States - History |
Rhetoric |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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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Introduction : struggling through life -- When abortion became a political-economic problem -- Remembering, forgetting, and the secrets of life -- "White man's plague" : anti-Malthusian memory work at the fin de siecle -- "More wisdom in living" : neo-Malthusian memory work at midcentury -- "The lesser of threatened evils" : therapeutic amnesias -- Conclusion : seeking immunity. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Examines the medical discourse on abortion in the United States from the 1800s to the 1960s. Demonstrates that abortion was seen as a sign of social pathology indicating undoing of civilization"--Provided by publisher. |
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