Power and the Profession of Obstetrics

1982

0226027287

Chicago, IL, U.S.A.

Arney, William Ray

The University of Chicago Press

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

F First Edition

OBSTETRICS MEDICAL GYNECOLOGY Arney, William Ray Power and the Profession of Obstetrics Obstetrics, Social Aspects Practice Midwives Physician and Patient Power 290, pages. Most extant histories of obstetrics have been written by, the profession - and stress the continuity and benefits of, professional development - or by its critics, who stress the political maneuvering that eliminated the, traditional female midwife in favor of a "medicalizing" of, pregnancy and childbirth disadvantageous to women. In this, controversial work, a third history of obstetrics is presented that is in the, history of Michel Foucault's "histories that are not history.", He uses the archive of the profession to expose and elaborate, the deployment of obstetrical power in the post World War II, period. Usual library markings. Front endpaper missing. Average, wear. Few light pencil markings else clean. Binding intact. Good, working copy. Medicine

H Hardcover

Fair

English

Hardcover

Yes