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Women, health and the state in the Middle East : the politics and culture of childbirth in Jordan / Irene Maffi.

By: Series: Library of modern Middle East studies ; 113.Publication details: New York : I.B. Tauris, 2013.Description: xv, 281 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781848857575 (hbk.) :
  • 1848857578 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RG525 .M264 2013
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Medicine, women and procreation in Jordan (1920-2008) -- 3. Dayas, pioneers, and technocratic midwives -- 4. From the obstetricians' point of view -- 5. Becoming mothers: ethnography of an intimate experience -- 6. Conclusion.
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Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection RG 525 .M264 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5136827

Includes bibliographical references (page [255]-272) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Medicine, women and procreation in Jordan (1920-2008) -- 3. Dayas, pioneers, and technocratic midwives -- 4. From the obstetricians' point of view -- 5. Becoming mothers: ethnography of an intimate experience -- 6. Conclusion.

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