Bodies of Knowledge: The Medicalization of Reproduction in Greece [Kindle Edition] Author: Eugenia Georges | Language: English | ISBN:
B005UR71DW | Format: PDF, EPUB
Bodies of Knowledge: The Medicalization of Reproduction in Greece
Direct download links available Bodies of Knowledge: The Medicalization of Reproduction in Greece for everyone book mediafire, rapishare, and mirror link This is a rich ethnography of traditional midwifery and medicalized reproduction as globalization touches an island.Focusing on Rhodes, an island that blends continuity with the past and rapid social change in often unexpected ways, the author paints a detailed portrait of how a longstanding system of "local" gynecological and obstetrical knowledge under the control of women was rapidly displaced in the postwar period, and how the technologically-intensive biomedical model that took its place in turn assumed its own distinctive signature. Books with free ebook downloads available Bodies of Knowledge: The Medicalization of Reproduction in Greece
- File Size: 4493 KB
- Print Length: 376 pages
- Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press (October 10, 2011)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B005UR71DW
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