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Abstract
This ground-breaking, interdisciplinary volume provides an overdue assessment of how infertility has been understood, treated and experienced in different times and places. It brings together scholars from disciplines including history, literature, psychology, philosophy, and the social sciences to create the first large-scale review of recent research on the history of infertility. Through exploring an unparalleled range of chronological periods and geographical regions, it develops historical perspectives on an apparently transhistorical experience. It shows how experiences of infertility, access to treatment, and medical perspectives on this ‘condition’ have been mediated by social, political, and cultural discourses. The handbook reflects on and interrogates different approaches to the history of infertility, including the potential of cross-disciplinary perspectives and the uses of different kinds of historical source material, and includes lists of research resources to aid teachers and researchers. It is an essential ‘go-to’ point for anyone interested in infertility and its history.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Number of pages | 663 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781137520807 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781137520791 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Sept 2017 |
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Dive into the research topics of 'The Palgrave Handbook of Infertility in History: Approaches, Contexts and Perspectives'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Projects
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The social, medical and political response to fertility in later 20th century scotland (1950-1990)
1/01/07 → 30/11/12
Project: Research
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'A tragedy as old as history': Medical responses to infertility and artificial insemination by donor in 1950s Britain
Davis, G., 28 Oct 2017, The Palgrave Handbook of Infertility in History: Approaches, Contexts and Perspectives. Davis, G. & Loughran, T. (eds.). London: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 359-382 24 p. (Palgrave Handbooks).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Introduction: Infertility in history: Approaches, contexts and perspectives
Loughran, T. & Davis, G., 24 Jul 2017, The Palgrave Handbook of Infertility in History: Approaches, Contexts and Perspectives . Davis, G. & Loughran, T. (eds.). 1st ed. London: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Profiles
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Gayle Davis
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology - Personal Chair of the History of Medicine
- History
Person: Academic: Research Active