{"product_id":"childlessness-in-bangladesh-papreen-nahar-9780367505455","title":"Childlessness in Bangladesh: Intersectionality, Suffering and Resilience","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the intersectionality and stratified lived experience of rural poor and urban middle-class childless women in Bangladesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildless women in Bangladesh, an over-populated country where fertility control is the primary focus of health policy, are all but non-existent. Papreen Nahar offers an alarming account of stigma, abuse, ostracism and violence against these women, sharing their experiences of marginalisation in a culture that idealises motherhood. In such a reality, the experience of childlessness, particularly for women, can be much more severe than what is defined as 'infertility' in the biomedical sense. As childlessness is a complex interaction between biology, society and culture, the book illustrates the ways in which infertility transforms a health problem into social suffering. Although Bangladeshi childless women are systematically excluded by various structural forces, it appears they do not succumb to their circumstances; rather, they develop resilience and agency to become survivors of their new, albeit bleak, lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume will be of interest to scholars working in anthropology, reproductive and women's health, global health, gender studies, development studies and Asian studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Papreen Nahar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367505452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367505455\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.48d","brand":"Papreen Nahar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46602800431359,"sku":"9780367505455","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_20ea82ac-706d-46ac-82fc-ba983bc89a7e.jpg?v=1739695328","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/childlessness-in-bangladesh-papreen-nahar-9780367505455","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}