"[A]n outstanding work of historical ethnography. . . . The book offers wonderful insight into how women created and understood the great changes of the 20th century. It is unique in its scope and its intimate knowledge of rural life." —Russian Review "[A] major contribution to the field. . . . an important book that should be of considerable interest to medical historians and historians of peasants, the family, and of women." —American Historical Review Village Mothers describes the reception of modern medical ideas and practices by three generations of Russian and Tatar village women in the 20th century. Using the village mothers' own words, David L. Ransel shows how the women mediated the inherited beliefs of their families and communities, the claims of the state to control reproduction, and their personal desires for a better life.
| ISBN: | 9780253218209 |
| Publication date: | 15th April 2005 |
| Author: | David L Ransel |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 328 pages |
| Genres: |
European history Gender studies, gender groups Gender studies: women and girls Social and cultural anthropology |
"[A]n outstanding work of historical ethnography. . . . The book offers wonderful insight into how women created and understood the great changes of the 20th century. It is unique in its scope and its intimate knowledge of rural life." —Russian Review "[A] major contribution to the field. . . . an important book that should be of considerable interest to medical historians and historians of peasants, the family, and of women." —American Historical Review Village Mothers describes the reception of modern medical ideas and practices by three generations of Russian and Tatar village women in the 20th century. Using the village mothers' own words, David L. Ransel shows how the women mediated the inherited beliefs of their families and communities, the claims of the state to control reproduction, and their personal desires for a better life.
Village Mothers features in the following genres: European history, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: women and girls, Social and cultural anthropology
Village Mothers is available in Paperback
Village Mothers was written by David L Ransel and published by Indiana University Press
Village Mothers has 328 pages