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Conceiving the old regime : pronatalism and the politics of reproduction in early modern France /

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The French obsession with population has roots in the old regime, when the French state used its power to convince French men and women to marry and procreate large families. Drawing on archival research, Tuttle explores the interactions of men, women, and officials all vying for control of the repr...

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Main Author: Tuttle, Leslie, 1967-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Family policy > France > History.
Fertility, Human > France > History.
France > Population policy > History.
Reproduction > history.
Family Planning Policy > history
Population Control > history
Politique familiale > France > Histoire.
Fécondité humaine > France > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Demography.
Family policy
Fertility, Human
Population policy
France
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The French obsession with population has roots in the old regime, when the French state used its power to convince French men and women to marry and procreate large families. Drawing on archival research, Tuttle explores the interactions of men, women, and officials all vying for control of the reproductive process.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 247 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199700660
0199700664
9780199870295
0199870292