| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 241 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Biopolitics : medicine, technoscience, and health in the 21st century
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Biopolitics (New York, N.Y.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface : why breastfeeding? -- Monitoring mothers : a recent history of following the doctor's orders -- The science : does breastfeeding make smarter, happier, and healthier babies? -- Minding your own (risky) business : health and personal responsibility -- From the womb to the breast : total motherhood and risk-free children -- Scaring mothers : the government campaign for breastfeeding -- Conclusion : whither breastfeeding? |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Breastfeeding.
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Breastfeeding. |
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Breastfeeding -- Government policy -- United States.
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Government policy. |
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United States. |
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Breastfeeding -- Social aspects.
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Breastfeeding -- Social aspects. |
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Breast Feeding. |
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice. |
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Politics. |
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Public Opinion. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wolf, Joan B. (Joan Beth). Is breast best?. New York : New York University Press, ©2011 (DLC) 2010026254 |
| ISBN |
9780814795255 (electronic book) |
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0814795250 (electronic book) |
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9780814794814 (cl ; alkaline paper) |
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0814794815 |
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