The politics of reproduction in Ottoman society, 1838-1900
By: by G©ơlhan Balsoy
Series: Body, gender and culture -- no. 12; Body, gender and culture -- no. 12.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781315655031
Subjects: Population policy; History; Human reproduction; Government policy; Human Fertility; Political aspects
Notes: "First published 2013 by Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Besim Ömer and writing the history of midwifery and childbirth; title: 2. The tranformation of midwifery; title: 3. Abortion, power and agency; title: 4. Pregnancy as a site of medical intervention; title: 5. Infertility as a public problem.