The Woman in the Body: A Cultural Analysis of Reproduction

Martin, Emily

ISBN 10: 0807046450 / ISBN 13: 9780807046456

Published by Beacon Press, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Woman in the Body: A Cultural Analysis of Reproduction
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807046450
• ISBN 13: 9780807046456
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

A bold reappraisal of science and society, The Woman in the Body explores the different ways that women's reproduction is seen in American culture. Contrasting the views of medical science with those of ordinary women from diverse social and economic backgrounds, anthropologist Emily Martin presents unique fieldwork on American culture and uncovers the metaphors of economy and alienation that pervade women's imaging of themselves and their bodies. A new preface examines some of the latest medical ideas about women's reproductive cycles.

About the Author

Emily Martin is professor of anthropology at Princeton University and author of Flexible Bodies: Tracking Immunity in American Culture from the Days of Polio to the Age of AIDS.