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. Ed(S): Stephanson, Raymond; Wagner, Darren - The Secrets of Generation. Reproduction in the Long Eighteenth Century.  - 9781442646964 - V9781442646964
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The Secrets of Generation. Reproduction in the Long Eighteenth Century.

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Description for The Secrets of Generation. Reproduction in the Long Eighteenth Century. Reproduction in the Long Eighteenth Century. Num Pages: 544 pages. .

From theories of conception and concepts of species to museum displays of male genitalia and the politics of breastmilk, The Secrets of Generation is an interdisciplinary examination of the many aspects of reproduction in the eighteenth century.

Exploring the theme of generation from the perspective of histories of medicine, literature, biology, technology, and culture, this collection offers a range of cutting-edge approaches. Its twenty-four contributors, scholars from across Europe and North America, bring an international perspective to discuss reproduction in British, French, American, German, and Italian contexts.

The definitive collection on eighteenth-century generation and its many milieus, The Secrets of ... Read more will be an essential resource for studying this topic for years to come.

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Product Details

Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
Number of Pages
584
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442646964
SKU
V9781442646964
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99-1

About . Ed(S): Stephanson, Raymond; Wagner, Darren
Raymond Stephanson is a professor emeritus in the Department of English at the University of Saskatchewan. Darren N. Wagner is a SSHRC postdoctoral fellow at McGill University. He received his doctorate in history from the University of York.

Reviews for The Secrets of Generation. Reproduction in the Long Eighteenth Century.
‘Raymond Stephanson and Darren Wagner have persuaded an extraordinarily knowledgeable and interesting set of contributors to cover a huge range of topics concerning generation and reproduction of that period…The collection is full of gems.’
Jenny Davidson
Studies in English Literature vol 56:03:2016
‘A sprawling and wonderful collection… Stephanson and Wagner’s collection sets the standard for the next ... Read more

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