The focus of this book is the journey babies have made over the past century. The rise of the middle class in America dictated major changes in the ways babies

Reveals how babies shaped modern American life, including the rise of the medical authority, consumerism, social welfare, and popular psychology.

. Exploring how and why babies were moved across borders, The Traffic in Babies is a fascinating look at how social workers and other policy makers tried to fin

Offering a panoramic view of the history and culture of food and drink in America with fascinating entries on everything from the smell of asparagus to the hist

Michele Goodwin and a group of contributing experts examine the ways in which Westerners create families through private, market processes.