Bodies of Knowledge
The Medicalization of Reproduction in Greece
Seiten
2008
Vanderbilt University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8265-1599-5 (ISBN)
Vanderbilt University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8265-1599-5 (ISBN)
Focusing on Rhodes island, this book paints a portrait of how a longstanding system of ""local"" gynecological and obstetrical knowledge under the control of women was displaced in the postwar period, and how the technologically-intensive biomedical model that took its place in turn assumed its own distinctive signature.
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.
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.
Eugenia Georges, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rice University, is the author of The Making of a Transnational Community: Migration, Development, and Cultural Change in the Dominican Republic.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.12.2008 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 18 b&w photos, references, index |
| Verlagsort | Tennessee |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 175 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 591 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Hebamme / Entbindungspfleger |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8265-1599-1 / 0826515991 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8265-1599-5 / 9780826515995 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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