Inconceivable Iran
To Reproduce or Not to Reproduce?
Will be published approx. on 15. July 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
324 pages
978-1-80758-028-5 (ISBN)
Description
Celebrating the 50th volume of the landmark Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality series, this book offers a much-needed analysis of shifting reproductive policies and practices in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a society that is usually represented as either "revolutionary" or "oppressive." Instead, Tremayne reflects on more than four decades of research arguing that changing reproductive behaviors on the part of ordinary Iranians must always be viewed against the backdrop of core cultural values and traditions, which are often reinforced, instead of radically altered, by new reproductive technologies, juridical opinions, and state policies.
Reviews / Votes
"This is a definitive and timely monograph in the most distinguished book series in our field." * Sarah Franklin, Cambridge University"All in all, this is a one-of-a-kind volume by the leading anthropologist of Iranian reproduction. It will make a vital contribution." * Marcia C. Inhorn, Yale University
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Bibliography; Index; 5 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80758-028-5 (9781807580285)
DOI
10.3167/9781800736719
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10/2022
1st Edition
Berghahn Books
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E-Book
10/2022
1st Edition
Berghahn Books
€24.49
Available for download
Person
Soraya Tremayne is a social anthropologist, the Co-Founding Director of the Fertility and Reproduction Studies Group, and a Research Affiliate at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Oxford. She is the Founding Editor of the series Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality and was formerly Director of the International Gender Studies at the University of Oxford.
Content
Introduction
Part I: Modernity, Discord, Compliance
Chapter 1. Change and "Face" in Modern Iran (2006)
Chapter 2. Modernity and Early Marriage in Iran: A View from Within (2006)
Chapter 3. The Four Faces of Iranian Fatherhood (2014)
Part II: Population, Reproduction, Politics
Chapter 4. "And Never the Twain Shall Meet": Reproductive Health Policies in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2004)
Chapter 5. "As List E Karhayee Ke Bayad Anjame Midadam Khat Khord": Contemporary Reproductive Body Politic in Iran (2020)
Chapter 6. "The Only Thing [the State is] Good at is Intruding in People's Beds": Citizens as Tools of Reproduction
Part III: Kinship, Family, Gender
Chapter 7. The "Down Side" of Gamete Donation: Challenging "Happy Family" Rhetoric in Iran (2012)
Chapter 8. Gender and Reproductive Technologies in Shia Iran (2014)
Chapter 9. Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Making and Unmaking of Kin in Iran: Transformation or Variation on a Theme? (2018)
Part IV: Fertility, Religion, Technology
Chapter 10. Law, Ethics, and Donor Technologies in Shia Iran (2009)
Chapter 11. Conceiving IVF in Iran (2016)
Chapter 12. Third-Party Gamete Donation, Anonymity, and the Conundrum of Lineage
Conclusion
Index
Part I: Modernity, Discord, Compliance
Chapter 1. Change and "Face" in Modern Iran (2006)
Chapter 2. Modernity and Early Marriage in Iran: A View from Within (2006)
Chapter 3. The Four Faces of Iranian Fatherhood (2014)
Part II: Population, Reproduction, Politics
Chapter 4. "And Never the Twain Shall Meet": Reproductive Health Policies in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2004)
Chapter 5. "As List E Karhayee Ke Bayad Anjame Midadam Khat Khord": Contemporary Reproductive Body Politic in Iran (2020)
Chapter 6. "The Only Thing [the State is] Good at is Intruding in People's Beds": Citizens as Tools of Reproduction
Part III: Kinship, Family, Gender
Chapter 7. The "Down Side" of Gamete Donation: Challenging "Happy Family" Rhetoric in Iran (2012)
Chapter 8. Gender and Reproductive Technologies in Shia Iran (2014)
Chapter 9. Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Making and Unmaking of Kin in Iran: Transformation or Variation on a Theme? (2018)
Part IV: Fertility, Religion, Technology
Chapter 10. Law, Ethics, and Donor Technologies in Shia Iran (2009)
Chapter 11. Conceiving IVF in Iran (2016)
Chapter 12. Third-Party Gamete Donation, Anonymity, and the Conundrum of Lineage
Conclusion
Index