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100 1 $aNie, Jing-Bao,$d1962-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005025429
245 10 $aBehind the silence :$bChinese voices on abortion /$cNie Jing-Bao.
260 $aLanham, Md. :$bRowman & Littlefield Publishers,$c[2005], ©2005.
300 $ax, 294 pages ;$c23 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aAsian voices
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 265-275) and index.
505 00 $tForeword /$rArthur Kleinman -- $g1.$tListening to the silence : the absence of public debate and its meaning -- $g2.$t"Instructions" from above : official positions -- $g3.$tThe forgotten controversies : heritage of imperial times -- $g4.$tTidings from the populace : consensus and contention in the survey results -- $g5.$tBitterness beyond words : women's narratives -- $g6.$tFulfilling discordant duties : doctors' narratives -- $g7.$tAn inquiry into coerced abortion : sociocultural and ethical issues -- $g8.$tThe challenge of cross-cultural dialogue : taking seriously China's internal plurality -- $gApp.$tThe pilot study, the survey, and the interviews.
520 1 $a"Behind the Silence is the first in-depth work in any language to explore the diverse perspectives of mainland Chinese regarding induced abortion and fetal life in the context of the world's most ambitious and intrusive family planning program. Bringing to light the range of Chinese views and experiences, Nie Jing-Bao draws on extensive primary sources and intensive fieldwork, including surveys by and interviews with hundreds of rural, urban, and overseas Chinese. Nie's exploration of the multi-layered meanings of public silence, official pronouncements, forgotten controversies from the Imperial era, public and private consensus and disagreement, women's personal stories, and doctors' narratives provides compelling evidence on the remarkably varied, sometimes critical, and often tormented voices of the Chinese people. Revealing a surprising range of beliefs and feelings concerning the morality of abortion and fetal life, the book nevertheless finds widespread acceptance of national population policies. It also examines the personal anguish and complex socio-cultural and ethical issues entwined with coerced abortion essential to enforce birth-control policies. In addition, the author argues, the abortion issue illustrates the importance of taking seriously China's internal plurality if Westerners and Chinese are to develop a fruitful cross-cultural dialogue."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aAbortion$zChina.
650 0 $aAbortion$xMoral and ethical aspects$zChina.
650 0 $aBirth control$zChina.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007102035
651 0 $aChina$xPopulation policy.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114711
650 0 $aWomen's studies$zChina.
650 0 $aEugenics$zChina.
830 0 $aAsian voices (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001021013
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0510/2005009543.html
852 00 $beal$hHQ767.5.C6$iN54 2005
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