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Birthing the nation : sex, science, and the conception of eighteenth-century Britons /

Birthing the Nation analyses two intertwined narratives that shaped eighteenth-century British life: the development of the modern British state, and the emergence of the man-midwife as the pre-eminent authority over sex and childbirth. By exploring peculiar episodes in the history of the reproducti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cody, Lisa Forman
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents; List of figures; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Mothers, Midwives, and Mysteries; 3. Abortions, Witches, and Catholics: Reproduction and Revolution; 4. 'Is not your Lordship with child too?': Pregnant Fathers and Fathers of Science; 5. Imagining Mothers; 6. Breeding Scottish Obstetrics in Dr Smellie's London; 7. Revolutionary Bodies in the Britain of George III; 8. Sex, Science, and Race; 9. The State Takes Charge: Conceived, Consummated, Counted; 10. Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.