Sex and destiny : the politics of human fertility
1984, First Edition. New York : Harper & Row. Very good cloth library copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Light foxing to edges and prelims; some library marks remain. A well-preserved example overall; internally strong and clean. Item #477453
ISBN: 0436188015
Physical description; xv, 541 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; A child is born – The importance of fertility – The curse of sterility – Chastity as a form of birth control – Polymorphous perversity – The short history of contraception – Abortion and infanticide – Changing concepts of sexuality – The fate of the family – Eugenics – The population lobby – Governments as family planners – The reproductive future – The myth of overpopulation. Subjects; Birth control – History – 20th century. Fertility, Human – Social aspects – 20th century. Sex – Social aspects – 20th century. Population – Social aspects – 20th century.
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