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The global biopolitics of the IUD : how science constructs contraceptive users and women's bodies /

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This is a biography of a multifaceted technological object, the IUD. The book illuminates how political contexts shaped contraceptive development, marketing, use, and users.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Takeshita, Chikako, 1963-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2012.
Series:Inside technology
Subjects:
Intrauterine contraceptives.
Biopolitics.
Women > Health and hygiene > Political aspects.
Women > Health and hygiene > Social aspects.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is a biography of a multifaceted technological object, the IUD. The book illuminates how political contexts shaped contraceptive development, marketing, use, and users.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 238 pages).
ISBN:9780262298452
0262298457
1283321734
9781283321730
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/9780262016582.001.0001