Birthing the nation : strategies of Palestinian women in Israel
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Bibliographic Information
Birthing the nation : strategies of Palestinian women in Israel
（California series in public anthropology, 2）
University of California Press, c2002
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-275) and index
Contents of Works
- Babies and boundaries
- Luxurious necessities
- Fertile differences
- Modernizing the body
- Son preference
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this rich, evocative study, Rhoda Ann Kanaaneh examines the changing notions of sexuality, family, and reproduction among Palestinians living in Israel. Distinguishing itself amid the media maelstrom that has homogenized Palestinians as "terrorists," this important new work offers a complex, nuanced, and humanized depiction of a group rendered invisible despite its substantial size, now accounting for nearly twenty percent of Israel's population. Groundbreaking and thought-provoking, Birthing the Nation contextualizes the politics of reproduction within contemporary issues affecting Palestinians, and places these issues against the backdrop of a dominant Israeli society.
Table of Contents
List of illustrations Foreword by Hanan Ashrawi Acknowledgments Introduction. Placing Chapter 1. Babies and Boundaries Chapter 2. Luxurious Necessities Chapter 3. Fertile Differences Chapter 4. Modernizing the Body Chapter 5. Son Preference Conclusion Bibliography Index
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