Beschreibung:
Nancy Rose Hunt is Assistant Professor of History and Obstetrics/Gynecology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is a coeditor of Gendered Colonialisms in African History.
"A highly original study. This book links medical work with maternity work in the context of arguments about gender relations and about feminist perspectives on writing history."--Gillian Feeley-Harnik, author of "A Green Estate: Restoring Independence in Madagascar"
IllustrationsAbbreviationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Crocodiles and Wealth2 Doctors and Airplanes3 Dining and Surgery4 Nurses and Bicycles5 Babies and Forceps6 Colonial Maternities7 DebrisDeparturesNotesGlossaryBibliographyIndex