Birth as an American Rite of Passage

Birth as an American Rite of Passage

2nd Edition, with a new preface

Paperback (05 Mar 2004)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Why do so many American women allow themselves to become enmeshed in the standardized routines of technocratic childbirth--routines that can be insensitive, unnecessary, and even unhealthy? Anthropologist Robbie Davis-Floyd first addressed these questions in the 1992 edition. Her new preface to this 2003 edition of a book that has been read, applauded, and loved by women all over the world, makes it clear that the issues surrounding childbirth remain as controversial as ever.

Book information

ISBN: 9780520229327
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Pub date:
Edition: 2nd Edition, with a new preface
DEWEY: 618.4019
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 382
Weight: 590g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 28mm