Bodies of Knowledge: The Medicalization of Reproduction in Greece PDF

Rating: Author: Eugenia Georges ISBN : Product Detai New from Format: PDF

Download PRETITLE Bodies of Knowledge: The Medicalization of Reproduction in Greece POSTTITLE from 4shared, mediafire, hotfile, and mirror linkThis 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.Direct download links available for PRETITLE Bodies of Knowledge: The Medicalization of Reproduction in Greece [Kindle Edition] POSTTITLE

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• 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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Bodies of Knowledge: The Medicalization of Reproduction in Greece PDF