Maternities and modernities
Kalpana Ram
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Maternities and modernities
by Kalpana Ram, Margaret Jolly
Published
March 28, 1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
319
ISBN-13
9780521586146
ISBN-10
0521586143
Description
Feminist theories have focused on contemporary, Western, middle-class experiences of maternity. This volume brings other mothers, from Asia and the Pacific, into scholarly view, aiming to show that birthing and mothering can be a very different experience for women in other parts of the world. The contributors document a wide variety of conceptions of motherhood, and drawing on ethnographic and historical research, they explore the relationships between motherhood as embodied experience and the local discourses on maternity. They show how the experience of motherhood has been influenced by missionaries, by colonial policies and by the introduction of Western medicine and biomedical birthing methods, and raise important questions about the costs and benefits of becoming a modern mother in these societies.
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This edition of Maternities and modernities has approximately 319 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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For most readers, Maternities and modernities typically takes between 6h 39m and 4h 26m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 79,750 words and common reading speeds.
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Who is the author of Maternities and modernities?
Maternities and modernities was written by Kalpana Ram, Margaret Jolly.
When was Maternities and modernities published?
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