Nora E. Jaffary is associate professor of history at Concordia University inMontreal.
Nora E. Jaffary is associate professor of history at Concordia University inMontreal.
Challenges traditional narratives of Mexican history through a
careful study of the development of obstetrical practices from
1750-1905.--Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied
Sciences
Presents significant archival material that shows the immense
importance of the Nahua midwives, as well as historical records
that reveal the struggle that all Mexican women faced to control
their bodies.--Journal of Interdisciplinary History
Readers will appreciate Nora Jaffary's clear, eloquent and
sophisticated prose, as well as her impressively thorough searches
in multiple and often unyielding data sets.--Journal of Latin
American Studies
Challenges traditional narratives of Mexican history through a careful study of the development of obstetrical practices from 1750-1905.--Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences Presents significant archival material that shows the immense importance of the Nahua midwives, as well as historical records that reveal the struggle that all Mexican women faced to control their bodies.--Journal of Interdisciplinary History Readers will appreciate Nora Jaffary's clear, eloquent and sophisticated prose, as well as her impressively thorough searches in multiple and often unyielding data sets.--Journal of Latin American Studies
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