The business of birth control : contraception and commerce in Britain before the Sexual Revolution /
This volume provides a new commercial perspective on contraception in modern Britain. It examines contraceptives as commodities and demonstrates the significance of the contraceptive industry in shaping sexual knowledge alongside the medical profession, the birth control movement, and the state befo...
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglês |
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Manchester, UK :
Manchester University Press,
2020.
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| Colecção: | Manchester University Press
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| Acesso em linha: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.21996605 |
Sumário:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. The dynamics of production: contraceptive manufacturing
- 2. Shaping markets: packaging, brands and trademarks
- 3. The print culture of contraceptives: advertising and the circulation of birth control knowledge
- 4. `As honest as business permits': medical practitioners, birth control clinics and contraceptive efficacy
- 5. Over the counter and on the high street: contraceptive retailing in the urban landscape.