The Politics of BreastfeedingPandora Issues in Women's Health is a series of investigative books written by women about all aspects of our bodies and health. Each book takes into account women's lives in different countries and cultures and challenges conventional assumptions about health issues which affect us all. |
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User Review - cjwatt - LibraryThingThe author was preaching to the converted when I read this book, but the great thing about reading it is that it provides buckets of information to use to help convert the ambivalent. I'm not intending to preach, but a bit of gentle guiding has something to be said for it. Read full review
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User Review - alsocass - LibraryThingThis book is incredibly well referenced. Every comment and quote is annotated, making it a fabulous resource for anyone interested in, well, the politics of breast feeding. There is some seriously eye ... Read full review
Contents
Why breastfeeding is political | 1 |
the importance | 12 |
Everything you wanted to know about | 19 |
Copyright | |
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The Politics of Breastfeeding: When Breasts are Bad for Business Gabrielle Palmer Limited preview - 2009 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Politics of Breastfeeding Issues in women's health Pandora (London, England) |
| Author | Gabrielle Palmer |
| Contributor | Gabrielle Palmer |
| Edition | 2, illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Pandora, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 4, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0863582206, 9780863582202 |
| Length | 309 pages |
| Subjects | › › Family & Relationships / Life Stages / Infants & Toddlers Political Science / General |
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