Items related to Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural...
Synopsis
This benchmark collection of cross-cultural essays on reproduction and childbirth extends and enriches the work of Brigitte Jordan, who helped generate and define the field of the anthropology of birth. The authors' focus on authoritative knowledge―the knowledge that counts, on the basis of which decisions are made and actions taken―highlights the vast differences between birthing systems that give authority of knowing to women and their communities and those that invest it in experts and machines.
Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge offers first-hand ethnographic research conducted by anthropologists in sixteen different societies and cultures and includes the interdisciplinary perspectives of a social psychologist, a sociologist, an epidemiologist, a staff member of the World Health Organization, and a community midwife. Exciting directions for further research as well as pressing needs for policy guidance emerge from these illuminating explorations of authoritative knowledge about birth. This book is certain to follow Jordan's Birth in Four Cultures as the definitive volume in a rapidly expanding field.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Robbie Davis-Floyd, Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Texas, is author of Birth as an American Rite of Passage (California, 1992) and co-editor of Cyborg Babies: From Techno-Sex to Techno-Tots (1997). Carolyn F. Sargent, Professor of Anthropology and Director of Women's Studies at Southern Methodist University, is author of Maternity, Medicine, and Power: Reproductive Decisions in Urban Benin (California, 1989) and coeditor of Medical Anthropology: Contemporary Theory and Method (1996).
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherUniversity of California Press
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0520207858
- ISBN 13 9780520207851
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages526
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 23.08
Shipping:
US$ 3.25
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Published by
University of California Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0520207858
ISBN 13: 9780520207851
Used
Softcover
Seller: Bulk Book Warehouse, Rotterdam, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Acceptable. Shows wear such as frayed or folded edges, rips and tears, and/or worn binding. May have stickers and/or contain inscription on title page. No observed missing pages. Some foxing and/or discoloration around edges. Seller Inventory # 581V6C0000LW_ns
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge : Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Published by
University of California Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0520207858
ISBN 13: 9780520207851
Used
Softcover
First Edition
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 5770625-6
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Published by
University of California Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0520207858
ISBN 13: 9780520207851
Used
paperback
Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_398882566
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Published by
University of California Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0520207858
ISBN 13: 9780520207851
Used
Softcover
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00074841696
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Published by
University of California Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0520207858
ISBN 13: 9780520207851
Used
Paperback
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.75. Seller Inventory # G0520207858I3N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Published by
University of California Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0520207858
ISBN 13: 9780520207851
Used
Paperback
Seller: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.75. Seller Inventory # G0520207858I3N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Published by
University of California Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0520207858
ISBN 13: 9780520207851
Used
Paperback
Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_413807860
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Published by
University of California Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0520207858
ISBN 13: 9780520207851
Used
Softcover
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 1.59. Seller Inventory # 353-0520207858-gdd
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Published by
University of California Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0520207858
ISBN 13: 9780520207851
Used
Softcover
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Seller Inventory # H21D-04584
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Published by
University of California Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0520207858
ISBN 13: 9780520207851
Used
Softcover
First Edition
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. This benchmark collection of cross-cultural essays on reproduction and childbirth extends and enriches the work of Brigitte Jordan, who helped generate and define the field of the anthropology of birth. The authors' focus on authoritative knowledge-the knowledge that counts, on the basis of which decisions are made and actions taken-highlights the vast differences between birthing systems that give authority of knowing to women and their communities and those that invest it in experts and machines.Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge offers first-hand ethnographic research conducted by anthropologists in sixteen different societies and cultures and includes the interdisciplinary perspectives of a social psychologist, a sociologist, an epidemiologist, a staff member of the World Health Organization, and a community midwife. Exciting directions for further research as well as pressing needs for policy guidance emerge from these illuminating explorations of authoritative knowledge about birth. This book is certain to follow Jordan's Birth in Four Cultures as the definitive volume in a rapidly expanding field. Seller Inventory # SONG0520207858
Quantity: 1 available