{"product_id":"childlessness-in-bangladesh","title":"Childlessness in Bangladesh","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the intersectionality and stratified lived experience of rural poor and urban middle-class childless women in Bangladesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildless women in Bangladesh, an over-populated country where fertility control is the primary focus of health policy, are all but non-existent. Papreen Nahar offers an alarming account of stigma, abuse, ostracism and violence against these women, sharing their experiences of marginalisation in a culture that idealises motherhood. In such a reality, the experience of childlessness, particularly for women, can be much more severe than what is defined as ‘infertility’ in the biomedical sense. As childlessness is a complex interaction between biology, society and culture, the book illustrates the ways in which infertility transforms a health problem into social suffering. Although Bangladeshi childless women are systematically excluded by various structural forces, it appears they do not succumb to their circumstances; rather, they develop resilience and agency to become survivors of their new, albeit bleak, lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume will be of interest to scholars working in anthropology, reproductive and women’s health, global health, gender studies, development studies and Asian studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254557856088,"sku":"9780367504854","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780367504854.jpg?v=1777188663","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/childlessness-in-bangladesh","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}