Understanding Circumcision
. Ed(S): Denniston, George C. (University Of Washington); Hodges, Frederick Mansfield; Milos, Marilyn Fayre
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Hardback. Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Genital Integrity: Safeguarding Fundamental Human Rights in the 21st Century, held December 7-9, 2000, in Sydney, Australia. Editor(s): Denniston, George C. (University of Washington); Hodges, Frederick Mansfield; Milos, Marilyn Fayre. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJS; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 2270.
Every year, in the United States and the third world combined, 13.3 million boys and 2 million girls are circumcised. Whether because of perceived medical, cultural, or religious necessity, most of these parents feel they have no alternative but to allow their children to undergo this surgery. Sparking intense debate, the circumcision of children is a highly controversial and complex phenomenon that touches a variety of sociological areas, such as religious beliefs, identity issues, medical conceptualizations, fear, and superstition. The contributors to this volume comprise an international panel of experts in ... Read more
Every year, in the United States and the third world combined, 13.3 million boys and 2 million girls are circumcised. Whether because of perceived medical, cultural, or religious necessity, most of these parents feel they have no alternative but to allow their children to undergo this surgery. Sparking intense debate, the circumcision of children is a highly controversial and complex phenomenon that touches a variety of sociological areas, such as religious beliefs, identity issues, medical conceptualizations, fear, and superstition. The contributors to this volume comprise an international panel of experts in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Number of Pages
404
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306467011
SKU
V9780306467011
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