Coming to Life: Philosophies of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Mothering

Book Overview

Coming to Life: Philosophies of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Mothering is a superlative collection of essays that does what too few scholarly works have dared: it takes seriously the philosophical significance of women's lived experience. Every woman, regardless of her own reproductive story, is touched by the often restrictive beliefs and norms governing discourses about pregnancy, childbirth and mothering. Thus the concerns of this anthology are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082324461X
• ISBN13: 9780823244614
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"