Articulating Life's Memory
Subtitle: U.S. Medical Rhetoric about Abortion in the Nineteenth Century
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: January 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780739104309
Subjects: Women's studies; History; History - General History; History: American; USA; Abortion & Birth Control; General; Rhetoric; Language Arts & Disciplines / Rhetoric; 19th century; Abortion; Moral and ethical aspects; Religious aspects; United States
Description: Stormer's (communication, journalism, U. of Maine) excellent study examines a broad selection of the 19th-century's writings on abortion, situating them within a context of cultural politics. Ably employing the tools of current critical theory, Stormer's analysis develops the notions of the body and memory contained in the rhetoric used in sources that include medical books and journals, and newspaper articles. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.