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Reproduction and Its Discontents in Mexico: Childbirth and Contraception from 1750 to 1905
Nora E. Jaffary
Reproduction and Its Discontents in Mexico: Childbirth and Contraception from 1750 to 1905
Nora E. Jaffary
Chronicles colonial and nineteenth-century beliefs and practices surrounding conception, pregnancy and its prevention, and birth. Tracking Mexico’s transition from colony to nation, Nora E. Jaffary demonstrates the central role of reproduction in ideas about female sexuality and virtue, the development of modern Mexico, and the growth of modern medicine in the Latin American context.
304 pages, 14 halftones, 4 tables
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | September 30, 2016 |
ISBN13 | 9781469629391 |
Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 304 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 22 mm · 675 g |
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