Reading Birth and Death
Author | : Jo Murphy-Lawless |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : 0253212588 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780253212580 |
Rating | : 4/5 (580 Downloads) |
Download or read book Reading Birth and Death written by Jo Murphy-Lawless and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It reveals a belief in the incompetence of women with regard to childbirth and traces the effects on women of such a radically gendered notion. The author argues that the problem of exercising personal agency which women face stems directly from the way the science has worked.".