Politics of the womb [[electronic resource] ] : women, reproduction, and the state in Kenya / / Lynn M. Thomas |
Autore | Thomas Lynn M |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.4/096762 |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Kenya - History
Female genital mutilation - Kenya - History Women - Kenya - Social conditions Sex role - Kenya |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
abortion africa african history anthropology sociology anthropology birth control childbirth colonialism female initiation gender studies genital mutilation hiv aids kenya kenyan politics nonfiction political perspective political power political struggles postcolonial power premarital pregnancy reproduction reproductive controversies reproductive rights reproductive studies sexuality social hierarchies women womens rights |
ISBN |
1-59734-818-X
9786612762765 1-282-76276-1 0-520-93664-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List Of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Imperial Populations And "Women's Affairs" -- 2. Colonial Uplift And Girl-Midwives -- 3. Mau Mau And The Girls Who "Circumcised Themselves" -- 4. Late Colonial Customs And Wayward Schoolgirls -- 5. Postcolonial Nationalism And "Modern" Single Mothers -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783195303321 |
Thomas Lynn M | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Politics of the womb : women, reproduction, and the state in Kenya / / Lynn M. Thomas |
Autore | Thomas Lynn M |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.4/096762 |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Kenya - History
Female genital mutilation - Kenya - History Women - Kenya - Social conditions Sex role - Kenya |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
abortion africa african history anthropology sociology anthropology birth control childbirth colonialism female initiation gender studies genital mutilation hiv aids kenya kenyan politics nonfiction political perspective political power political struggles postcolonial power premarital pregnancy reproduction reproductive controversies reproductive rights reproductive studies sexuality social hierarchies women womens rights |
ISBN |
1-59734-818-X
9786612762765 1-282-76276-1 0-520-93664-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List Of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Imperial Populations And "Women's Affairs" -- 2. Colonial Uplift And Girl-Midwives -- 3. Mau Mau And The Girls Who "Circumcised Themselves" -- 4. Late Colonial Customs And Wayward Schoolgirls -- 5. Postcolonial Nationalism And "Modern" Single Mothers -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996248024103316 |
Thomas Lynn M | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Surrogate motherhood and the politics of reproduction [[electronic resource] /] / Susan Markens |
Autore | Markens Susan <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.874/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Surrogate motherhood
Surrogate mothers - Legal status, laws, etc - United States Surrogate motherhood - Social aspects - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
american politics
california children choice cultural studies culture wars family fertility gender studies genetics human rights legislation media coverage morality motherhood mothering new york newborn political pro choice position procreation race studies religious groups reproduction reproductive politics reproductive studies reproductive technology social policy surrogacy bills surrogacy surrogate motherhood surrogate parenting united states of america |
ISBN |
9786611385644
1-4356-5367-X 1-281-38564-6 0-520-94097-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: unfamiliar families? -- The new problem of surrogate motherhood: legislative responses -- "Choice" and the "best interests of children": claiming the problem of surrogate motherhood -- "Moral conundrums and menacing ambiguities": framing the problem of surrogate motherhood -- Competing frames of surrogacy: comparing newspapers' coverage of "horror stories" -- Unity, divisions, and strange bedfellows: divergent legislative responses to surrogate motherhood -- A brave new world? Reproductive politics from the past to the present -- Appendix A: A note on methods and data -- Appendix B: A multistate comparison of the impact of sponsor's gender and abortion position on the success of surrogacy bills -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782405703321 |
Markens Susan <1967-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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