Colonialism, Catholicism, and Contraception: A History of Birth Control in Puerto Rico

Annette B. Ramirez de Arellano

ISBN 10: 0807815446 / ISBN 13: 9780807815441

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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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Colonialism, Catholicism, and Contraception: A History of Birth Control in Puerto Rico
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807815446
• ISBN 13: 9780807815441
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Dimensions: 14W x 14H x 4D inches 14 inches width by 14 inches height by 4 inches depth
• Weight: 2.8 pounds

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Synopsis

The authors analyze the tortuous course that Puerto Rico has followed in evolving a population policy, highlighting the island’s rapic economic growth, its role as a laboratory for testing different methods of birth control, and the inevitable conflicts between church and state. The strands of colonialism, catholicism, and contraception are woven into a background of profound social change, characterized by shifting values, industrialization, mass emigration, and technical innovation.

Originally published 1983.

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