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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| Формат: | Licensed eBooks |
| Хэл сонгох: | англи |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press
©1997.
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| Онлайн хандалт: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.2711580 |
| Тойм: | 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. |
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| Биет тодорхойлолт: | 1 online resource (xii, 510 pages) : illustrations |
| Номзүй: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520918733 0520918738 058505522X 9780585055220 9780520207851 0520207858 0520206258 |