| Description |
xvii, 326 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part I, The Rhythms of the Earth: Man, the Earth and the Cosmos -- Daughter, Wife and Mother -- What if No Child Appears? -- The Cycle of Life -- Part II, Pregnancy: a Time of Hope, Suffering and Anxiety: The Body in Pregnancy -- The Experience of Pregnancy -- Part III, The Woman Giving Birth: The Society of Birth -- Hastening the Hour of Deliverance -- Part IV, Between Mother and Child: Birth: A Double Liberation - Suffering to Give Life -- Stages in the Delivery -- The Placenta: Double of the Child -- The Governance of Mother and Child -- Part V, The Socialization of the Child: Welcoming the New Baby -- Socializing the Child: Giving a Name -- Part VI, The Divagations of Nature: The Falling of the Flower -- The Unripe Fruit -- Unnatural Delivery -- Death, the Greatest Aberration -- Where Does the Beast End and the Man Begin? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index. |
| Note |
Translation of: L'arbre et le fruit. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-310) and index. |
| Subject |
Childbirth -- France -- History.
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Pregnancy -- France -- History.
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Birth customs -- France -- History.
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| Added Title |
Arbre et le fruit. English
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| ISBN |
1555531024 |
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1555531059 (paperback) |
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