Lactivism : how feminists and fundamentalists, hippies and yuppies, and physicians and politicians m...
Lactivism : how feminists and fundamentalists, hippies and yuppies, and physicians and politicians made breastfeeding big business and bad policy / Courtney Jung.
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Date
[2015]
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G 2015/4797
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English
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258 pages ; 25 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Place of Publication
New York (State)
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"Breastfeeding has become a moral imperative in 21st century America. Once upon a time, this moral imperative made sense. Breastfeeding was believed to bring multiple health benefits, including increased resistance to many chronic and even fatal diseases, protection against Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), improved intelligence, and countless i...
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Lactivism : how feminists and fundamentalists, hippies and yuppies, and physicians and politicians made breastfeeding big business and bad policy / Courtney Jung.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-252) and index.
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G 2015/4797
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74VKzvaGmXod
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzvaGmXod
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ISBN
9780465039692 (hardback)
0465039693 (hardback)
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305.40973
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991023398359702626