Birthing in the Pacific - Beyond Tradition and Modernity?

This collection explores birthing in the Pacific against the background of debates about tradition and modernity. A wide-ranging introduction and conclusion, together with case studies from Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Tonga, show how simple contrasts between traditional and modern practices, technocratic and organic models of childbirth, indigenous and foreign approaches, and notions of "before" and "after" can be potent but problematic.

Summary

This collection explores birthing in the Pacific. Case studies from across the region show how simple contrasts between traditional and modern practice, technocratic and organic models of childbirth, indigenous and foreign approaches can be potent but problematic.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Jolly
• Assisted by: Margaret Jolly (both Australian National University Australia) (Editor), Margaret Jolly (Editor), Margaret (both Australian National University Jolly (Editor), Vicki Lukere (Editor)
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2001
• EAN: 9780824824846
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-2484-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 227 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology