The sterilization movement and global fertility in the twentieth century / Ian Dowbiggin.
The sterilization movement and global fertility in the twentieth century / Ian Dowbiggin.
The sterilization movement and global fertility in the twentieth century / Ian Dowbiggin.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N304.666/ 3
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English
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Physical content
262 p., [8] p. of plates : ports. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Up from eugenics -- A new league -- The poverty bomb -- House on fire -- A great wave -- Tarred and feathered -- Going global.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Sterilization, Reproductive--history
- Contraception Behavior--history
- History, 20th Century
- Socioeconomic Factors
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"Next to global warming, the most urgent international issue facing governments in the twenty-first century is likely to be the all-time low birth rates around the world, what pundits Ben Wattenberg and Philip Longman call the "birth dearth" and the "empty cradle," respectively."
The author ends by shedding light on the practical and ethical difficulties of distinguishing coercion from choice in reproductive-health policy. What does informed consent in birth control really mean on the ground? Whose needs are actually served in attempts to reduce fertility rates? According to Dowbiggin, the twentieth-century birth control mo...
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The sterilization movement and global fertility in the twentieth century / Ian Dowbiggin.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-240) and index.
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N304.666/ 3
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74VM8jR8ZGwd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8jR8ZGwd
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ISBN
9780195188585 (cloth : alk. paper)
0195188586 (cloth : alk. paper)
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304.666
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991000264589702626
