| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 273 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Delusional psychologies of circumcision and civilization / David B. Chamberlain -- Reconsidering "best interests" : male circumcision and the rights of the child / Marie Fox and Michael Thomson -- Cultural relativism at home and abroad : an American anthropologist confronts the genital modification of children / Zachary Androus -- Medical interventions on women's genitals : historical texts and contemporary discourse / Noel Gazzano -- 1996-2005 : ten years of Merka's alternative ritual in Somalia : from "Sunna Gudnìn" to "Gudnìn Usùb" (the new rule) / Mana Sultan Abdurahman Ali Issah, Pia Grassivaro Gallo -- The ritual use of herbs for female genital modifications (FGMo) in Africa / Pia Grassivaro Gallo, Miriam Manganoni, Franco Viviani -- Female genital modifications in Malawi / Pia Grassivaro Gallo, Debora Moro, Miriam Manganoni -- Variations in penile anatomy and their contribution to medical mischief / Ken McGrath -- The normal, natural penis and the effects of Circumcision / James L. Snyder -- Conservative management of foreskin conditions / John Dalton -- Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus : an emerging risk for circumcised boys / George Hill -- Fitting in and getting off : elective adult male circumcision in the United States and Britain / Zachary Androus -- NORM-UK / David Smith -- Real men : foreskin cutting and male identity in the Philippines / Leonard B. Glick -- Filipino male experience of ritual circumcision : perspectives and insights for Philippine-based anti-circumcision advocacy / Romeo B. Lee -- Traditional male circumcision in West Timor, Indonesia : practices, myths, and their impact on the spread of HIV and gender relation / Primus Lake -- Circumcision : if it isn't ethical, can it be spiritual? / Miriam Pollack -- Garbage in, garbage out : coding, reporting, and analyzing circumcision data in the United States / Georganne Chapin -- A treatise from the trenches : why are circumcision lawsuits so hard to win? / J. Steven Svoboda -- Winning and losing on the circuit / J. Llewellyn David -- The MGM bill : a legislative strategy for protecting US boys from circumcision / Matthew Hess -- Circumcision in European countries : review of the possible annual number of laws and regulations and of economic aspects / Hofvander Yngve -- "That thing" : portrayal of the foreskin and circumcision in popular media / Hugh Young -- Limbic imprint / Tonetti-Vladimirova Elena |
| Summary |
In the United States, parts of Africa, the Middle East, & in the Muslim world, 13.3 million infant boys & 2 million girls have part or all of their external sex organs cut off. In this book, respected experts in many fields present the latest research on this practice as part of a worldwide campaign to end sexual mutilation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Circumcision.
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Circumcision -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Circumcision -- Law and legislation.
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Circumcision, Male -- ethics
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Circumcision, Female -- ethics
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Circumcision, Female -- legislation & jurisprudence
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Circumcision, Male -- legislation & jurisprudence
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Circumcision, Male
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circumcisions.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Biomédecine.
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Circumcision
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Circumcision -- Law and legislation
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Circumcisie.
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Mensenrechten.
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Kvinnlig könsstympning.
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Mänskliga rättigheter.
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| Genre/Form |
Congressen (vorm)
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proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Congressen (vorm)
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Denniston, George C.
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Hodges, Frederick Mansfield.
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Milos, Marilyn Fayre.
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| LC no. |
2008935888 |
| ISBN |
9781402091667 |
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1402091664 |
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1402091672 |
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9781402091674 |
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1281950378 |
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9781281950376 |
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