Slaughter of the Innocents: Coercive Birth Control in China

Aird, John S.

ISBN 10: 0844737038 / ISBN 13: 9780844737034

Published by AEI Press, Washington, D.C., 1990

About this Item

Excellent hardcover copy of the first edition/first printing, with dustjacket: book and dustjacket as new. Inscribed and signed "John" on the front free endpaper (personally known to me to be signed by the author). Black cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches, 196 pp., appendices, notes, glossary, abbreviations, index. (K009).

Seller Inventory # 4841

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Slaughter of the Innocents: Coercive Birth Control in China
• Publisher: AEI Press, Washington, D.C.
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0844737038
• ISBN 13: 9780844737034
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Dimensions: 2.54W x 15.24H x 22.86D centimeters 2.54 centimeters width by 15.24 centimeters height by 22.86 centimeters depth
• Weight: 499 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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Synopsis

The author traces the one-child-per-family population control policy in China, using Chinese documents―many translated here for the first time―as primary documents.

Reviews

The author traces the one-child-per-family population control policy in China. His primary sources are Chinese documents, many translated here for the first time. The book consists of 89 pages of text, an appendix on infanticide, an appendix of reactions to two new articles on China's policy, and 71 pages of footnotes. The book's documentations, translations, and careful footnoting will make it of interest to specialists in the field, but it will be of less interest to the educated layperson who wants to understand and evaluate the policy. The author does not give a balanced weighing of arguments, nor does he flesh out the ethical dilemmas posed by China's controversial policy. The book will solidify the views of those who find the policy repelling, but will not necessarily inform those uncertain of their views.
- Andrea Bonnicksen, Eastern Illinois Univ., Charleston
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