| Description |
xiii, 306 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Healing Iran: hygiene and social change in the Qajar era -- Population politics: epidemics and the "crisis" of midwifery -- From celibacy to companionship: the evolution of Persian marriages -- Sexual mores, social lives: maternalism and venereal disease -- Giving birth: modern nursing and reproductive politics -- Schooling mothers: patriotic education and women's "renewal" -- Defrocking the nation: unveiling and the politics of dress -- From mothers to voters: suffrage, literacy, and family dynamics -- Managing birth: family planning and healthcare -- Civil liberties, civic wombs: women in the Islamic republic. |
| Subject |
Women -- Iran -- Social conditions.
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Motherhood -- Political aspects -- Iran.
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Women -- Sexual behavior -- Iran.
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Women -- Health and hygiene -- Iran.
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Women's Health -- Iran. |
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Gender Identity -- Iran. |
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Women's Rights -- Iran. |
| ISBN |
9780195308877 (alk. paper) |
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9780195308860 (alk. paper) |
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0195308867 (alk. paper) |
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0195308875 (alk. paper) |
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