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Birth on the Threshold: Childbirth and Modernity in South India
Cecilia Van Hollen
Birth on the Threshold: Childbirth and Modernity in South India
Cecilia Van Hollen
Focusing on the birth experiences of lower-class women in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, this title reveals the complex ways in which modernity emerges in local contexts. Through vivid description and animated dialogue, it conveys the birth stories of the women of Tamil Nadu in their own voices.
310 pages, 2 maps
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 16, 2003 |
ISBN13 | 9780520223592 |
Publishers | University of California Press |
Pages | 310 |
Dimensions | 229 × 198 × 29 mm · 446 g |
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