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Andrea . Ed(S): Whittaker - Abortion In Asia: Local Dilemmas, Global Politics - 9781845457341 - V9781845457341
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Abortion In Asia: Local Dilemmas, Global Politics

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Description for Abortion In Asia: Local Dilemmas, Global Politics hardcover. The issue of abortion forces a confrontation with the effects of poverty and economic inequalities, local moral worlds, and the cultural and social perceptions of the female body, gender, and reproduction. Based on extensive original field research, this provocative collection presents case studies from 7 countries in Asia. Editor(s): Whittaker, Andrea. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 270 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFMA; JFSJ1; MBNH4; MFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 551.

The issue of abortion forces a confrontation with the effects of poverty and economic inequalities, local moral worlds, and the cultural and social perceptions of the female body, gender, and reproduction. Based on extensive original field research, this provocative collection presents case studies from Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and India. It includes powerful insight into the conditions and hard choices faced by women and the circumstances surrounding unplanned pregnancies. It explores the connections among poverty, violence, barriers to access, and the politics and strategies involved in abortion law reform. The contributors analyze these issues within the broader ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Series
Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845457341
SKU
V9781845457341
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Andrea . Ed(S): Whittaker
Andrea Whittaker is Associate Professor in the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Australia. Her previous publications include Intimate Knowledge: Women and their health in North-east Thailand (2000), Women’s Health in South-east Asia (edited, 2002) and Abortion, Sin, and the State in Thailand (2004). Her current research interests focus on infertility and reproductive tourism and medical travel in Thailand ... Read more

Reviews for Abortion In Asia: Local Dilemmas, Global Politics
“[This book] makes an empirically rich and important contribution to social scientific scholarship on induced abortion practices and will hopefully inspire further studies.”  ·  Social Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale “…although there is a wealth of commonalities, these papers present the context as crucial. The contributors make good use of women’s personal stories to invigorate the discussion of the many ... Read more

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