Making bodies kosher the politics of reproduction among Haredi Jews in England

"For Haredi Jews, reproduction is entangled with issues of health, bodily governance and identity. This is an analysis of the ways in which Haredi Jews negotiate healthcare services using theoretical perspectives in political philosophy. This is the first archival and ethnographic study of Hare...

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Main Author: Kasstan, Ben
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Berghahn Books 2019, [2019]©2019
Edition:First edition
Series:Fertility, reproduction and sexuality : social and cultural perspectives
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