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The business of birth control : contraception and commerce in Britain before the sexual revolution
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- Creator
- Claire L. Jones
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2020
- ©2020
- Physical Details
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- xii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781526136282, 1526136287
- OCLC
- on1137816676
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-238) and index.
- 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
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- Contraception -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
- Birth control -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain -- History.
- Contraception -- Technological innovations -- Great Britain -- History.
- Public health -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain -- History.
- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
- Contraception -- history
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- Public Policy -- history
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- Contraceptive Devices -- history
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- Contraceptive Devices -- economics
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- History, 20th Century
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- United Kingdom
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