The Woman in the Body: A Cultural Analysis of Reproduction

Author/Contributor(s):	Martin, Emily
Publisher:	Beacon Press
Date:	8/1/2001
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

A bold reappraisal of science and society, The Woman in the Body explores the different ways that women's reproduction is seen in American culture. Contrasting the views of medical science with those of ordinary women from diverse social and economic backgrounds, anthropologist Emily Martin presents unique fieldwork on American culture and uncovers the metaphors of economy and alienation that pervade women's imaging of themselves and their bodies. A new preface examines some of the latest medical ideas about women's reproductive cycles.