{"product_id":"abortion-before-birth-control-tiana-norgren-9780691070056","title":"Abortion Before Birth Control: The Politics of Reproduction in Postwar Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy has postwar Japanese abortion policy been relatively progressive, while contraception policy has been relatively conservative? The Japanese government legalized abortion in 1948 but did not approve the pill until 1999. In this carefully researched study, Tiana Norgren argues that these contradictory policies flowed from very different historical circumstances and interest group configurations. Doctors and family planners used a small window of opportunity during the Occupation to legalize abortion, and afterwards, doctors and women battled religious groups to uphold the law. The pill, on the other hand, first appeared at an inauspicious moment in history. Until circumstances began to change in the mid-1980s, the pharmaceutical industry was the pill's lone champion: doctors, midwives, family planners, and women all opposed the pill as a potential threat to their livelihoods, abortion rights, and women's health. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClearly written and interwoven with often surprising facts about Japanese history and politics, Norgren's book fills vital gaps in the cross-national literature on the politics of reproduction, a subject that has received more attention in the European and American contexts. \u003ci\u003eAbortion Before Birth Control\u003c\/i\u003e will be a valuable resource for those interested in abortion and contraception policies, gender studies, modern Japanese history, political science, and public policy. This is a major contribution to the literature on reproductive rights and the role of civil society in a country usually discussed in the context of its industrial might.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tiana Norgren, Christiana Norgren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691070059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691070056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.12w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2002 pg. 1301","brand":"Tiana Norgren","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925604335871,"sku":"9780691070056","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5eb2fe53-cbd8-4198-9907-2aaf5ec6f55a.jpg?v=1681078257","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/abortion-before-birth-control-tiana-norgren-9780691070056","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}