Birth: A History - Softcover

Cassidy, Tina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0701181192 ISBN 13: 9780701181192

Verlag: Chatto & Windus, 2007

Über diesen Titel

Críticas:

"Finally, a literate and well-informed history of childbirth... A liberating look at how assumptions have changed of what a good childbirth is supposed to be" (Naomi Wolf)

"Wonderful... Packed full of information, a brilliant mixture of ancient wisdom and modern science" (Kate Mosse)

"Cassidy is determined to wipe the Vaseline from the lens... There is a collective, willful amnesia about birth that has been begging for her clear-headed dissipation" (New York Times Book Review)

"A lively, engaging and often witty read; a quirky, eye-opening account of one of life's most elemental experiences" (Boston Globe)

"Fantastic... a darkly witty guide through the birthing hut" (New York Magazine)

Reseña del editor:

The engaging and eye-opening story of how we and our ancestors entered the world.

Through the frigid, blurry January weeks after George was born, I found myself suddenly housebound with time to ruminate - though not time to cook or take a shower. When George was peaceful, my mind returned to that nagging question: why is birth so hit and miss after all this time? I needed to put into perspective my own experience. I needed to know what other women, in other cultures, in other times had done.

Birth is a book that will open the eyes of even the most informed experts on the subject. Cassidy looks at every aspect of childbirth - from fathers and mothers to doctors and widwives across the centuries - with admirable objectivity in a work that is utterly gripping, occasionally shocking and essential reading for the human race.

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: Chatto & Windus
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0701181192
• ISBN 13: 9780701181192
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320