Paperback
IUD’s journey reveals global politics shaping women’s bodies and reproductive choices.
The Global Biopolitics of the IUD
How Science Constructs Contraceptive Users and Women's Bodies
$89.96
- Paperback
254 pages
- Release Date
9 May 2023
Check Delivery Options
Summary
The intrauterine device (IUD) is used by 150 million women around the world. It is the second most prevalent method of female fertility control in the global South and the third most prevalent in the global North. Over its five decades of use, the IUD has been viewed both as a means for women’s reproductive autonomy and as coercive tool of state-imposed population control, as a convenient form of birth control on a par with the pill and as a threat to women’s health.
In this book, Chi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262547840 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262547848 |
| Author: | Chikako Takeshita |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 254 |
| Release Date: | 9 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Inside Technology |
You Can Find This Book In
About The Author
Chikako Takeshita
Chikako Takeshita is Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies at the University of California, Riverside.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.