Quest for Conception: Gender, Infertility, and Egyptian Medical Traditions
| AUTHOR | Inhorn, Marcia C. |
| PUBLISHER | University of Pennsylvania Press (08/01/1994) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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In Quest for Conception, Marcia C. Inhorn portrays the poignant struggles of poor, urban Egyptian women and their attempts to overcome infertility. The author draws upon fifteen months of fieldwork in urban Egypt to present moving stories of infertile Muslim women whose tumultuous medical pilgrimages have yet to produce the desired pregnancies. Inhorn examines the devastating impact of infertility on the lives of these women, who are threatened with divorce by their husbands, harassed by their husbands' families, and ostracized by neighbors.
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ISBN-13:
9780812215281
ISBN-10:
0812215281
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
472
Carton Quantity:
18
Product Dimensions:
5.96 x 1.15 x 9.10 inches
Weight:
1.53 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Table of Contents,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Medical | History
Medical | Reproductive Medicine & Technology
Medical | Women's Studies
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
618.178
Library of Congress Control Number:
94-10899
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In Quest for Conception, Marcia C. Inhorn portrays the poignant struggles of poor, urban Egyptian women and their attempts to overcome infertility. The author draws upon fifteen months of fieldwork in urban Egypt to present moving stories of infertile Muslim women whose tumultuous medical pilgrimages have yet to produce the desired pregnancies. Inhorn examines the devastating impact of infertility on the lives of these women, who are threatened with divorce by their husbands, harassed by their husbands' families, and ostracized by neighbors.
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Author:
Inhorn, Marcia C.
Marcia C. Inhorn is the William K. Lanman, Jr., Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at Yale University. Her many books include "Local Babies, Global Science: Gender, Religion, and In Vitro Fertilization in Egypt and Infertility and Patriarchy: The Cultural Politics of Gender and Family Life in Egypt."
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