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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その他の著者: Davis-Floyd, Robbie, Sargent, Carolyn F., 1947-
フォーマット: Licensed eBooks
言語:英語
出版事項: Berkeley : University of California Press ©1997.
オンライン・アクセス:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.2711580
その他の書誌記述
要約: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.
物理的記述:1 online resource (xii, 510 pages) : illustrations
書誌:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520918733
0520918738
058505522X
9780585055220
9780520207851
0520207858
0520206258