The Wombs of Women Race, Capital, Feminism |
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| Author:
| Vergès, Françoise |
| Translator:
| Glover, Kaiama L. |
| Series title: | Theory in Forms Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4780-0886-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2020 |
| Publisher: | Duke University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $23.95 |
Book Description:
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Françoise Vergès examines the scandal of white doctors forcefully terminating the pregnancies of thousands of poor women of color on the French island of Réunion during the 1960s, showing how they resulted from the legacies of the racialized violence of slavery and colonialism.
Françoise Vergès examines the scandal of white doctors forcefully terminating the pregnancies of thousands of poor women of color on the French island of Réunion during the 1960s, showing how they resulted from the legacies of the racialized violence of slavery and colonialism.