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Male and Female Circumcision
. Ed(S): Denniston, George C. (University Of Washington); Hodges, Frederick Mansfield
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Description for Male and Female Circumcision
Hardback. Every year around the world 13.3 million boys and 2 million girls have part or all of their external sex organs cut off. This text presents late-20th century research, documentation and analysis of this world-wide problem, focusing on the ethical, political and legal aspects of sexual mutilation. Editor(s): Denniston, George C. (University of Washington); Hodges, Frederick Mansfield. Num Pages: 547 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2850.
Every year around the world 13.3 million boys and 2 million girls have part or all of their external sex organs cut off. Doctors, parents, and politicians have been misled into thinking that these mutilations are beneficial, necessary and harmless. International respected experts in the fields of medicine, science, politics, law, ethics, sociology, anthropology, history and religion present the latest research, documentation and analysis of this world-wide problem, focusing on the ethical, political and legal aspects of sexual mutilation; the cost and burden to healthcare systems; the latest medical research; anatomical ... Read more
Every year around the world 13.3 million boys and 2 million girls have part or all of their external sex organs cut off. Doctors, parents, and politicians have been misled into thinking that these mutilations are beneficial, necessary and harmless. International respected experts in the fields of medicine, science, politics, law, ethics, sociology, anthropology, history and religion present the latest research, documentation and analysis of this world-wide problem, focusing on the ethical, political and legal aspects of sexual mutilation; the cost and burden to healthcare systems; the latest medical research; anatomical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
547
Condition
New
Number of Pages
547
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306461316
SKU
V9780306461316
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Male and Female Circumcision
`...altogether they present an excellent overview of the current debate on circumcision, especially for those who are not so familiar with the complexity of the scientific, legal, ethical and political aspects of circumcision.' Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 4:1 (2001)