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The business of birth control : contraception and commerce in Britain before the sexual revolution / Claire L. Jones.
Van Pelt Library HQ766.5.G7 J66 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jones, Claire (Museum director), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Contraception--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Contraception.
- Birth control--Economic aspects--Great Britain--History.
- Birth control.
- Contraception--Technological innovations--Great Britain--History.
- Public health--Economic aspects--Great Britain--History.
- Public health.
- Public health--Economic aspects.
- History.
- Contraception--Technological innovations.
- Birth control--Economic aspects.
- Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 244 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2020.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. The dynamics of production: contraceptive manufacturing
- 2. Shaping markets: packaging, brands and trademarks
- 3. The print culture of contraceptives: advertising and the circulation of birth control knowledge
- 4. `As honest as business permits': medical practitioners, birth control clinics and contraceptive efficacy
- 5. Over the counter and on the high street: contraceptive retailing in the urban landscape.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-238) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1526136287
- 9781526136282
- OCLC:
- 1137816676
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