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The Bedroom and the State: The Changing Practices and Politics of Contraception and Abortion in Canada, 1880-1996 (Canadian Social History) [Paperback]

Angus McLaren (Author), Arlene Tigar McLaren (Author)


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December 24, 1998 Canadian Social History
The decline of the birth rate is arguably the most important social change to develop in Canada in this century. But even those actively involved in contemporary struggles over abortion and reproductive technologies are largely ignorant of the historical context of the debate. The Bedroom and the State is the first comprehensive and balanced account of how Canadian men and women have sought to limit births and how public figures have attempted to turn such private concerns to political purposes.

Hailed when it first appeared as a landmark history of Canadian fertility control, this second edition offers an updated conclusion and a new final chapter dealing with developments and events from 1969 to the present.

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"The book does an effective job of unpacking anti-choice rhetoric. ...McLaren and McLaren are clearly well informed about the analysis presented by feminists, particularly socialist feminists, who played such an important role in the defeat of the abortion law and in articulating the limitations of a focus on choice, where a broader reproductive rights strategy is needed. Those who are interested in current debates about abortion, reproductive rights and reproductive technologies will find these last chapters a good general overview, reminding us of the social, legal and political terrain on which current social policy was forged. Mostly, however, they will appreciate the historical context for current debates that McLaren and McLaren provide" -- Deborah Brock, Department of Sociology, Trent University in The Canadian Journal of Sociology Online (http://www.ualberta.ca/~cjscopy)

About the Author

Angus McLaren, Professor of History, University of Victoria. Arlene Tigar McLaren, Professor of Sociology, Simon Fraser University.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (December 24, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0195413180
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195413182
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,719,985 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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