Sex, power and the future of the world

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21 September 2009

Throughout history, the issue of women's rights has spent most of its time in the margins. However in her new book, "The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power and the Future of the World", author and journalist Michelle Goldberg makes a persuasive argument that a nation's legislation and attitudes around the reproductive rights of women are frequently reflective of much broader political and ideological agendas.

 

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