Medical History of Contraception
Author | : Norman Edwin Himes |
Publisher | : Schocken |
Total Pages | : 564 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : |
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"Both an exhaustive survey of many cultures over a period of three thousand years, and a thoughtful application of sociological discipline to the history of medicine, Medical History of Contraception is a fascinating introduction to the era of Humanae Vitae. 'Men and women have always longed for both fertility and sterility, each at its appointed time and in its chosen circumstance,' the author declares, and his book, first published in 1936, is a masterful collation of historical and anthropological evidence, from pre-literature Trobianders to semi-literate London. The bibliography of 1500 items, covering publications up to the mid-1930's, is a unique contribution to scholarship."--Publisher's description.