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Conceiving citizens : women and the politics of motherhood in Iran /
The role of women in Iran has commonly been viewed solely through the lens of religion, symbolized by veiled females subordinated by society. This book aims to explain how the role of women has been central to national political debates in Iran. Spanning the 19th and 20th centuries, it examines issu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York ; Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: Hygiene and Citizenship; 1. Healing Iran: Hygiene and Social Change in the Qajar Era; 2. Population Politics: Infant Mortality and the "Crisis" of Midwifery; PART TWO: Marriage, Maternity, and Sexuality; 3. From Celibacy to Companionship: The Evolution of Persian Marriages; 4. Sexual Mores, Social Lives: The Impact of Venereal Disease; 5. Giving Birth: Modern Nursing and Reproductive Politics; 6. Schooling Mothers: Patriotic Education and Women's "Renewal"; 7. Defrocking the Nation: Unveiling and the Politics of Dress.
- PART THREE: Politics and Reproduction8. From Mothers to Voters: Suffrage, Literacy, and Family Dynamics; 9. Managing Birth: Family Planning and Health Care; 10. Civil Liberties, Civic Wombs: Women in the Islamic Republic; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.