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FortyyearsafterRoev.Wadeitisevidentthattheideologiesofx1cchoicesx1dandx1crightsx1dwhichhavepubliclyframedreproductivepoliticsinNorthAmericasincethelandmarklegaldecisionhavebeeninadequateinmakingsenseofthetopicx19scomplexities.InReproductiveActsHeatherLatimerinvestigateswhatcon-temporaryx1actionandx1almcantellusaboutthedivisivenatureofthesepoliticsanddemonstrateshowx1actionalrepresentationsofreproductionallowforreadingsofreproductivepoliticsthatarecriticalofthetermsofthedebateitself.Inaninnovativeargumentaboutthepowerofx1actiontoengageandshapepoliticsLatimeranalyzesworksbyauthorssuchasMargaretAtwoodKathyAckerToniMorrisonLarissaLaianddirectorAlfonsoCuarnamongotherstoclaimthattheuneasesurroundingreproductionparticularlytheabortiondebatehasincreasedbothinsideandoutsidetheUSoverthelastfortyyears.FictionalrepresentationLatimerarguesrevealsreproductivepoliticstobedeeplycon-nectedtoculturalanxietiesaboutgenderracecitizenshipandsexualityx13anxietiesthatcannotbecontainedundertherulesofindividualrightsorchoices.Strikingabalancebetweenx1actionalhistoricalandpoliticalanalysisRepro-ductiveActsmakesacompellingargumentforthevitalrolenarrativeplaysinhowwemakesenseofNorthAmericanreproductivepolitics.HeatherLatimerisalecturerintheCoordinatedArtsProgramattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.TheexpansionoftheBritishEmpireduringtheeighteenthandnineteenthcen-turiescreatedthegreatestmassmigrationinhumanhistoryinwhichtheIrishandScotsplayedacentralcomplexandcontroversialrole.TheessaysinthisvolumeexplorethediverseencountersIrishandScottishmigrantshadwithIndigenouspeoplesinNorthAmericaandAustralasia.TheIrishandScotswereamongthemostactiveandenthusiasticparticipantsinwhatonecontributordescribesasx1cthegreatestsingleperiodoflandtheftculturalpillageandcasualgenocideinworldhistory.x1dAtthesametimesomesettlersattemptedtounderstandIndigenoussocietyratherthandestroyitwhileothersincorporatedaromanticizedviewofNativesintoaradicalcritiqueofEuropeansocietyandothersstillempathizedwithNativesasfellowvictimsofimperialism.TheseessaysinvestigatetheextenttowhichtheconditionofbeingIrishandScottishaffectedsettlersx19attitudestoIndigenouspeoplesandexaminethepoli-ticalsocialreligiousculturalandeconomicdimensionsoftheirinteractions.PresentingavarietyofviewpointstheeditorsreachtheprovocativeconclusionthattheScottishandIrishoriginsofsettlerswerelessimportantindeterminingattitudesandbehaviourthanwerethespecix1accircumstancesinwhichthosesettlersfoundthemselvesatdifferenttimesandplacesinNorthAmericaAustraliaandNewZealand.Forafulllistofcontributorspleasevisitmqup.caGraemeMortonisScottishStudiesFoundationChairattheUniversityofGuelph.DavidA.WilsonisprofessorofhistoryattheUniversityofTorontotheauthorofThomasDx19ArcyMcGeeVols.1and2andeditorofIrishNationalisminCanada.21MQUPSPRING2013SPECIFICATIONSJune2013978-0-7735-4158-029.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99paper978-0-7735-4157-3100.00SCDN100.00SUS75.00cloth5.5x8.5200ppSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableSPECIFICATIONSMay2013978-0-7735-4151-134.95ACDN34.95AUS22.99paper978-0-7735-4150-4100.00SCDN100.00SUS75.00cloth6x9392ppSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableReproductiveActsSexualPoliticsinNorthAmericanFictionandFilmheatherlatimerAthought-provokingexplorationofhowctionandlmcanprovidewaysofunderstandingreproductivepolitics.WORLDHISTORYIRISHANDSCOTTISHSTUDIESCULTURALSTUDIESWOMENx19SSTUDIESIrishandScottishEncounterswithIndigenousPeoplesCanadatheUnitedStatesNewZealandandAustraliaeditedbygraememortonanddavida.wilsonAnalyzingalong-neglectedelementofIrishandScottishdiasporastudies.