Childbirth and authoritative knowledge : cross-cultural perspectives /

This benchmark collection of cross-cultural essays on reproduction and childbirth extends and enriches the work of Brigitte Jordan, who helped generate and define the field of the anthropology of birth. The authors' focus on authoritative knowledge--the knowledge that counts, on the basis of wh...

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مؤلفون آخرون: Davis-Floyd, Robbie, Sargent, Carolyn F., 1947-
التنسيق: Licensed eBooks
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: Berkeley : University of California Press ©1997.
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.2711580
الوصف
الملخص:This benchmark collection of cross-cultural essays on reproduction and childbirth extends and enriches the work of Brigitte Jordan, who helped generate and define the field of the anthropology of birth. The authors' focus on authoritative knowledge--the knowledge that counts, on the basis of which decisions are made and actions taken--highlights the vast differences between birthing systems that give authority of knowing to women and their communities and thos.
وصف مادي:1 online resource (xii, 510 pages) : illustrations
بيبلوغرافيا:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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