Flesh and Blood : Perspectives on the Problem of Circumcision in Contemporary Society /
This book illuminates the vulnerability of human society to medical, economic, and historical pressures. It provides a much needed thoughtful and detailed analysis of the impact of circumcision on human rights and the development of the concept of bodily integrity. In this last sense, the challenge...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
Springer US,
2004.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book illuminates the vulnerability of human society to medical, economic, and historical pressures. It provides a much needed thoughtful and detailed analysis of the impact of circumcision on human rights and the development of the concept of bodily integrity. In this last sense, the challenge posed by the contemporary cultural disregard for the individual's right to control his own body and sexual destiny serves as a vivid example of how medicine has played a decisive role in shaping and defining cultural attitudes towards male sexuality and the male body. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 254 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781475740110 (electronic bk.) 1475740115 (electronic bk.) |