{"product_id":"encyclopedia-of-birth-control-vern-l-bullough-9781576071816","title":"Encyclopedia of Birth Control","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited by a noted scholar of health and sexuality, \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Birth Control\u003c\/i\u003e is a complete report on the historical development and efficacy of contraceptive practices around the world, both past and present.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithout contraception, a healthy, sexually active woman will give birth to about 15 children and over her life span, spend most of her reproductive years either pregnant or nursing a newborn infant. So controlling fertility has preoccupied women--and often their husbands--since at least 1000 B.C. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this comprehensive reference, readers can explore the history of birth control from a variety of perspectives: anthropological, biological, economic, feminist, medical, political, and psychological. From wet nurses to chastity belts, from animal-dung contraceptives to the Dalkon Shield, readers will learn how women have attempted birth control, contraception, and abortion throughout history and throughout the world. Readers will also discover why opposition to birth control was so fierce early in the 20th century that many American women and men were jailed for disseminating information on avoiding pregnancy, and why family planning remains hotly controversial almost a century later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vern L. Bullough\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1576071812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781576071816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 7.24w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2002 pg. 463\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2001 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 666\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 892","brand":"Vern L. Bullough","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44068637933823,"sku":"9781576071816","price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8739c98a-1bf3-4279-85dd-3a7702c4f6d1.jpg?v=1685420158","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/encyclopedia-of-birth-control-vern-l-bullough-9781576071816","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}