Colonialism, Catholicism, and Contraception: A History of Birth Control in Puerto Rico
Annette B. Ramirez de Arellano
Language: English
Published by University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1983
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hardcover with jacket, In excellent condition, No writing or highlighting, book is crisp and clean. inquire for photos or more details. 100% satisfaction guarantee. Shipped with care. --- A history of the birth control movement in Puerto Rico, co-written by Annette B. Ramirez de Arellano and Conrad Seipp. The study traces the island's development of population policy across the twentieth century, considering its position as both a Latin country and a Commonwealth of the United States, and examining its use as a testing ground for successive contraceptive methods alongside the conflicts these programmes provoked between church and state. The narrative situates clinical and political developments within a wider context of industrialisation, mass emigration to the mainland, and shifting social values. Reviewed in the Hispanic American Historical Review in 1984 as the most comprehensive history to date of the birth control movement in Puerto Rico. The volume includes tables, notes, and an index.…
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- Title
- Colonialism, Catholicism, and Contraception: A History of Birth Control in Puerto Rico
- Author
- Annette B. Ramirez de Arellano
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill
- Publication year
- 1983
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0807815446
- ISBN 13
- 9780807815441
- Item weight
- 2.8 pounds
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 14.0 x 4.0 inches
Originally published 1983.
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