Bodies that Birth: Vitalizing Birth Politics

by Rachelle Chadwick

Book Overview

Bodies that Birth puts birthing bodies at the centre of questions about contemporary birth politics, power, and agency. Arguing that the fleshy and embodied aspects of birth have been largely silenced in social science scholarship, Rachelle Chadwick uses an array of birth stories, from diverse race-class demographics, to explore the narrative entanglements between flesh, power, and sociomateriality in relation to birth.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138123331
• ISBN13: 9781138123335
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"