Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge Cross-Cultural Perspectives

Name: Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge Cross-Cultural Perspectives
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ISBN: 9780520207851

ISBN-10: 0520207858

ISBN-13: 9780520207851

Edition: 1997

Authors: Robbie E. Davis-Floyd, Carolyn F. Sargent, Rayna Rapp

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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 those that invest it in experts and machines. Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledgeoffers first-hand ethnographic research conducted by anthropologists in sixteen different societies and cultures and includes the interdisciplinary…

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List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 8/27/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 505
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



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