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Ethnographies of breastfeeding : cultural contexts and confrontations / edited by Tanya Cassidy and Abdullahi El Tom.

Contributor(s): Cassidy, Tanya [editor.] | Tom, Abdullahi Osman El- [editor.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016Description: xxiii, 255 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781474294447 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Breastfeeding -- Cross-cultural studies | Ethnology | Women -- Social conditions -- Cross-cultural studies | Child Care | Child CareDDC classification: 649.3'3 Summary: Studies of breastfeeding have proliferated over the last decade. Breastfeeding is an intimate and deep-rooted bodily practice and yet also a highly controversial sociocultural process, invoking strong reactions from advocates and opponents. Whilst breastfeeding practices and experiences vary greatly in different parts of the world, reducing infant mortality is a pressing international goal for governments and societies. Representing cross-cultural concerns of researchers, policy makers and mothers, this book takes a rich ethnographic survey of breastfeeding all over the world.

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Originally published: 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Studies of breastfeeding have proliferated over the last decade. Breastfeeding is an intimate and deep-rooted bodily practice and yet also a highly controversial sociocultural process, invoking strong reactions from advocates and opponents. Whilst breastfeeding practices and experiences vary greatly in different parts of the world, reducing infant mortality is a pressing international goal for governments and societies. Representing cross-cultural concerns of researchers, policy makers and mothers, this book takes a rich ethnographic survey of breastfeeding all over the world.

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