A Surgical Temptation: The Demonization of the Foreskin and the Rise of Circumcision in Britain - Robert Darby - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226136455 - August 1, 2005
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A Surgical Temptation: The Demonization of the Foreskin and the Rise of Circumcision in Britain


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Examining the development of knowledge about genital anatomy, concepts of health, sexual morality, the rise of the medical profession, and the nature of disease, Darby shows how these factors transformed attitudes toward the male body and its management and played a vital role in the emergence of modern medicine.


368 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released August 1, 2005
ISBN13 9780226136455
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 368
Dimensions 159 × 235 × 29 mm   ·   668 g

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