Infanticide and abortion in early modern Germany / Margaret Brannan Lewis.

  • Lewis, Margaret Brannan
Date:
2016
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Publication/Creation

London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.

Physical description

xii, 204 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-200) and index.

Contents

Introduction -- The baby in the pig sty: defining the crime -- "Such barbarous mothers there are these days:" a growing problem -- Beware the kinderfresser: violence toward children in print culture -- "The child was fresh and perfect:" the influence of experts -- "Sighs of the poor sinner:" sensationalism and enlightenment -- Conclusion.

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    History of Medicine
    KZ.37.AA5-7
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ISBN

  • 9781848935549
  • 1848935544