{"product_id":"what-are-children-for-anastasia-berg-9781250276131","title":"What Are Children For?: On Ambivalence and Choice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA modern argument, grounded in philosophy and cultural criticism, about childbearing ambivalence and how to overcome it\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Becoming a parent, once the expected outcome of adulthood, is increasingly viewed as a potential threat to the most basic goals and aspirations of modern life. We seek self-fulfillment; we want to liberate women to find meaning and self-worth outside the home; and we wish to protect the planet from the ravages of climate change. Weighing the pros and cons of having children, Millennials and Zoomers are finding it increasingly difficult to judge in its favor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith lucid argument and passionate prose, Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman offer the guidance necessary to move beyond uncertainty. The decision whether or not to have children, they argue, is not just a women's issue but a basic human one. And at a time when climate change worries threaten the very legitimacy of human reproduction, Berg and Wiseman conclude that neither our personal nor collective failures ought to prevent us from embracing the fundamental goodness of human life--not only in the present but, in choosing to have children, in the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anastasia Berg, Rachel Wiseman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250276136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250276131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024 pg. 108","brand":"Anastasia Berg","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44717364183295,"sku":"9781250276131","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eaf3a155-ba7e-422d-8e1d-f71fd12de3b0.jpg?v=1705687972","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-are-children-for-anastasia-berg-9781250276131","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}