ISBN:
9780197662120
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (273 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
618.1780096626
Abstract:
Drawing upon original in-depth interviews with women in Niamey, Niger, Yearning and Refusal unveils the hidden issue of failed fertility in Niger and the ways in which women continue to strive for reproductive control in a country at the heart of the population growth debate.
Abstract:
Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Editors' Introduction by Alice J. Kang and Barbara M. Cooper -- Preface for the English Translation by Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Introduction: Infertile Sexuality -- PART I: The Problem of Infertility -- 1. The Infertile Body -- 2. Managing Infertility -- 3. Varieties of Infertility -- 4. The Emotional Weight of Childlessness -- PART II: Tensions in the Clinic -- 5. Confronting the Biomedical Sphere -- PART III: Knowing and Negotiating Contraception -- 6. Contraception Outside of the Clinic -- 7. Negotiating Biomedical Contraception -- 8. The Realities of Abortion -- Conclusion: Fertility Management in Niger -- Bibliography -- Index.
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