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Author:   Carrie B. Douglass
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Berg Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781845200480

ISBN 10:   1845200489
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   01 January 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"List of Illustrations, Notes on Contributors, 1. Introduction, 2. A Matter of Free Choice? Some Structural and Cultural Influences on the Decision to Have or Not to Have Children in Norway, 3. ""Now It is Completely the Other Way Around"": Political Economics of Fertility in Re-unified Germany, 4. ""Our Nation is Dying"": Interpreting Patterns of Childbearing in Post-Soviet Russia, 5. The Economy of Birthrates in the Czech Republic, 6. A Quest for Belonging: The Bulgarian Demographic Crisis, Emigration and the Postsocialist Generations, 7. Underfertility's Challenge to Family and Gender Relations in Urban Greece, 8. ""Toys and Perfumes"": Imploding Italy's Population Paradox and Motherly Myths, 9. ""We're Fine at Home"": Young People, Family and Low Fertility in Spain, 10. Making Family: Depopulation and Social Crisis in France, 11. Bodies Coming and Going: Women and Fertility in Postmodern Ireland, 12. A Reflection on Barren States: The Demographic Paradoxes of Consumer Capitalism, Index"

Reviews

Winner for the Most Notable Recent Edited Collection Book Prize for 2006, Council on the Anthropology and Reproduction (CAR) 'Each tightly written essay provides a challenging thesis; gives a historical and contemporary overview; marshals research scholarship; and draws an insightful and compelling conclusion. Excellent for college classes, including graduate courses, in sociology, gender studies, and European studies. Summing up: Highly recommended.' Choice Magazine (February 2006)

Author Information

Carrie B. Douglass is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Spanish at the Mary Baldwin College, USA

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