Contraception, Colonialism and Commerce: Birth Control in South India, 1920–1940
Author:   Sarah Hodges ,  Dr. Andrew Cunningham ,  Professor Ole Peter Grell
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780754638094


Pages:   182
Publication Date:   28 May 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Contraception, Colonialism and Commerce: Birth Control in South India, 1920–1940


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Author:   Sarah Hodges ,  Dr. Andrew Cunningham ,  Professor Ole Peter Grell
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780754638094


ISBN 10:   075463809
Pages:   182
Publication Date:   28 May 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction: late colonial biopolitics; Anxiety without action: contraception and the late colonial state; The Madras Neo-Malthusian League and global networks of contraceptive evangelism; An apocalyptic body politics of modernity: contraception and the self respect movement; Contraceptive commercialism; Epilogue: the state of the population: history and fertility in 20th-century Tamil Nadu; Bibliography; Index.

Reviews

'This is a handsomely produced volume which advances our knowledge and understanding of an important area not just of colonial biopolitics, but of the interplay between birth and politics itself.' Medical History '... an engaging and provocative read.' American Historical Review


Author Information

Sarah Hodges is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Warwick, UK. She has also edited Reproductive Health in India: History, Politics, Controversies (2006).

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