Village Mothers Three Generations of Change in Russia and Tataria

Name: Village Mothers Three Generations of Change in Russia and Tataria
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ISBN: 9780253218209

ISBN-10: 0253218209

ISBN-13: 9780253218209

Edition: 2005

Authors: David L. Ransel

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Village Mothers describes the reception of modern medical ideas and practices by three generations of Russian and Tatar village women in the 20th century. It first traces the entry of Western medical discourse on reproduction into Russia and its extension to the countryside during the Soviet period. Using the village mothers' own words, as captured in 100 oral interviews collected by the author and his collaborators in the early 1990s, David L. Ransel shows how the women mediated the inherited beliefs of their families and communities, the claims of the state to control reproduction, and their personal desires for a better life. The interviews tell of willing acceptance of some changes and…

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List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 4/15/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.25" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English




Child Welfare Before the Revolution



Soviet Efforts to Transform Village Mothering



Courtship and Marriage



Fertility Choices



Giving Birth



Baptism and Equivalent Muslim Rites



Coping with Infant Death



Child Care



Conclusion: Life and Loyalty in Hard Times



List of Informants



Questionnaire


Notes


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Index