Birth Control, Sex, and Marriage in Britain 1918-1960

by Kate Fisher

Book Overview

The first half of the twentieth century witnessed a revolution in contraceptive behaviour as the large Victorian family disappeared. This book offers a new perspective on the gender relations, sexual attitudes, and contraceptive practices that accompanied the emergence of the smaller family in modern Britain. Kate Fisher draws on a range of first-hand evidence, including over 190 oral history interviews, in which individuals born between 1900 and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199544603
• ISBN13: 9780199544608
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"