This volume provides a significant new commercial perspective on contraception in modern Britain. It is the first book-length study to examine contraceptives as commodities and to demonstrate the significance of the contraceptive industry in shaping sexual knowledge alongside the medical profession, the birth control movement, and the state before the emergence of the contraceptive pill. -- .
By:
Claire L. Jones Imprint: Manchester University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 449g ISBN:9781526136282 ISBN 10: 1526136287 Series:Manchester University Press Pages: 256 Publication Date:08 September 2020 Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
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Primary
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Claire L. Jones is Senior Lecturer in the History of Medicine at the University of Kent.
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