Abortion in the American Imagination Before Life and Choice, 1880-1940 |
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| Author:
| Weingarten, Karen |
| Series title: | The American Literatures Initiative Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-6529-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $41.00 |
Book Description:
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Abortion in the American Imagination takes us back to the early twentieth century, when American writers first dared to broach the controversial subject of abortion. Putting authors like Wharton and Faulkner into conversation with the era's films and non-fiction, Karen Weingarten uncovers a vigorous public debate decades before Roe v. Wade. Along the way, she discovers not only how discourses on abortion have changed dramatically, but also how they've shaped our very...
More Description Abortion in the American Imagination takes us back to the early twentieth century, when American writers first dared to broach the controversial subject of abortion. Putting authors like Wharton and Faulkner into conversation with the era's films and non-fiction, Karen Weingarten uncovers a vigorous public debate decades before Roe v. Wade. Along the way, she discovers not only how discourses on abortion have changed dramatically, but also how they've shaped our very sense of what it means to be an American.