Product Description: In Thailand, infertility remains a source of stigma for those couples that combine a range of religious, traditional and high-tech interventions in their quest for a child. This book explores this experience of infertility and the pursuit and use of assisted reproductive technologies by Thai couples...read more

This book discusses abortion in a non-Western, non-Christian context - in Thailand, where over 300,000 illegal abortions are performed each year by a variety of methods. The book, based on extensive original research in the field, examines a wide range of issues, including stories of the real-life dilemmas facing women, popular representations of abortion in the media, the history of the debate in Thailand and its links to politics. Overall, the work highlights the voices of women and their subjective experiences and perceptions of abortion, and places these 'women's stories' in an analysis of broader socio-political gender and power relations that structure sexuality and women's reproductive health decisions.

Product Description: A thought-provoking look at women’s health in developing nations! This book shows how war, military regimes, industrialization, urbanization, and social upheaval have all affected the choices Southeast Asian women make about their health and health care...read more

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Sports biographies of ten outstanding current players in the National Basketball Association. (view table of contents)

Product Description: As a study on health, this book concentrates upon the intimacies of women's bodies whilst simultaneously exploring how experiences of health and illness are shaped by the wider context of the developing Thai state. The work addresses the broad forces impacting women's health, discussing gender relations in Thai society, migration and work, and the effects of poverty and uneven development...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)