'Nicole C. Bourbonnais tracks the complex politics of birth control in the decolonising Caribbean, illuminating the way that local contingencies shaped broad global population policies. Deftly navigating competing interpretations of birth control as liberation or as coercion, her study encompasses both the debates surrounding the provision of contraception and the lives of those affected by it. This is a work ... Read moreof profound importance.' Philippa Levine, University of Texas, Austin 'This book provides a riveting and comprehensive account of the grassroots, pro-feminist and cross-class/race/gender movements for birth control in the twentieth-century colonial English-speaking Caribbean. It locates the genesis of these movements in the demands by women for assistance to control their births and chronicles the later incorporation of these movements into state-led programs and neo-Malthusian and eugenicist population control strategies. This publication is a must-read for all including health and social and reproductive rights advocates, scholars and practitioners. It is a timely contribution to an issue that continues to demand our attention.' Rhoda Reddock, University of the West Indies 'Nicole C. Bourbonnais's important book advances our understanding of the history of birth control in the British Caribbean during the decades leading to decolonization. This thoughtful and fascinating work tells us about the struggles and victories of ordinary women in the Caribbean, and its sensitive engagement with international developments ensures its appeal to scholars and others interested in the intertwined histories of reproduction, politics and gender globally.' Juanita De Barros, McMaster University, Ontario 'Exhaustively and impeccably researched in archives and special collections across the Atlantic, Bourbonnais visited no less than six countries for this study - an impressive feat. The finished history is an excellent interdisciplinary study that will make its mark within a multitude of historical discourses.' Colleen A. Vasconcellos, Journal of Interdisciplinary History Nicole Bourbonnais tracks the complex politics of birth control in the decolonising Caribbean, illuminating the way that local contingencies shaped broad global population policies. Deftly navigating competing interpretations of birth control as liberation or as coercion, her study encompasses both the debates surrounding the provision of contraception and the lives of those affected by it. This is a work of profound importance. Philippa Levine, The University of Texas at Austin This book provides a riveting and comprehensive account of the grassroots, pro-feminist and cross-class/race/gender movements for birth control in the twentieth-century colonial English-speaking Caribbean. It locates the genesis of these movements in the demands by women for assistance to control their births and chronicles the later incorporation of these movements into state-led programs and neo-Malthusian and eugenicist population control strategies. This publication is a must-read for all including health and social and reproductive rights advocates, scholars and practitioners. It is a timely contribution to an issue that continues to demand our attention. Rhoda Reddock, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago Nicole Bourbonnais's important book advances our understanding of the history of birth control in the British Caribbean during the decades leading to decolonization. This thoughtful and fascinating work tells us about the struggles and victories of ordinary women in the Caribbean, and its sensitive engagement with international developments ensures its appeal to scholars and others interested in the intertwined histories of reproduction, politics and gender globally. Juanita De Barros, McMaster University 'Exhaustively and impeccably researched in archives and special collections across the Atlantic, Bourbonnais visited no less than six countries for this study - an impressive feat. The finished history is an excellent interdisciplinary study that will make its mark within a multitude of historical discourses.' Colleen A. Vasconcellos, Journal of Interdisciplinary History Show Less