The Sterilization Movement and Global Fertility in the Twentieth Century
ISBN13: 9780195188585ISBN10: 0195188586
Hardback,
280 pages
Mar 2008,
In Stock
Price:
$49.95 (05)Description
Many would be surprised to learn that the preferred method of birth control in the United States today is actually surgical sterilization. This book takes an historical look at the sterilization movement in post-World War II America, a revolution in modern contraceptive behavior. Focusing on leaders of the sterilization movement from the 1930's through the turn of the century, this book explores the historic linkages between environment, civil liberties, eugenics, population control, sex education, marriage counseling, and birth control movements in the 20th-century United States.Reviews
"Painstakingly researched and well written, this book is a good addition to the growing body of work on eugenics. Of particular note is the author's use of archival materials."--Doody's
"The book is most impressive, finely tuning the history between choice and compulsion of sterilization policy..."--European Journal of Public Health
Product Details
280 pages; 14 line illus.; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4; ISBN13: 978-0-19-518858-5ISBN10: 0-19-518858-6About the Author(s)
Ian R. Dowbiggin, Professor of History and Chair, Department of History, University of Prince Edward Island
