Birth Control in the Decolonizing Caribbean - Reproductive Politics and Practice on Four Islands, 19301970

This book is a comprehensive history of reproductive politics and practice in the twentieth-century Anglophone Caribbean.

List of contents

List of tables and figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms; Introduction; 1. The answer, an aid, a right: birth control debates and social movements in the interwar years; 2. From politics to practice: the Colonial office, foreign activists, local advocates, and the structure of family planning clinics; 3. Beyond culture or choice: working class families and birth control clinics; 4. A matter of cost: reproductive politics, state family planning programs, and foreign aid in the transition to independent rule; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Nicole C. Bourbonnais is an Assistant Professor of International History at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.

Summary

Birth Control in the Decolonizing Caribbean explores how twentieth-century birth control campaigns intersected with wider debates over imperialism, nationalism, transnationalism, inequality, and culture in the Caribbean. This book will appeal to readers interested in Caribbean history, the African Diaspora, gender, race, and class politics, as well as transnational and social history.

Product details

• Authors: Nicole Bourbonnais, Nicole C Bourbonnais, Nicole C. Bourbonnais, Nicole C. (Graduate Institute of Inte Bourbonnais, Nicole C. (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Bourbonnais
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.11.2016
• EAN: 9781107118652
• ISBN: 978-1-107-11865-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Political activism, Caribbean islands, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Archaeology, Sociology: family & relationships, Social issues & processes, Feminism & feminist theory, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, Social and ethical issues, Feminism and feminist theory, Sociology: family and relationships, History and Archaeology, Society and Social Sciences, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice, Political activism / Political engagement