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Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery
- Deviance, Desire and the Pursuit of Perfection
Engelsk Paperback
Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery
- Deviance, Desire and the Pursuit of Perfection
Engelsk Paperback

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Examining the fascinating history of female genital cosmetic surgery, Camille Nurka traces the origins of contemporary ideas of genital normality. Over the past twenty years, Western women have become increasingly worried about the aesthetic appearance of their labia minora and are turning to cosmetic surgery to achieve the ideal vulva: a clean slit with no visible protrusion of the inner lips. Long labia minora are described by medical experts as ''hypertrophied,'' a term that implies deformity and the atypical. But how far back does the diagnosis of labial hypertrophy go, and where did it originate? Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery tells the story of the female genitalia from the alien world of ancient Greek gynaecology to the colonial period of exploration and exploitation up to the present day. Bringing together historical, medical, and theoretical documentation and commentary, Nurka uncovers a long tradition of pathologizing female anatomy, a history sure to be of interest to any reader who wishes to know more about how medicine shapes our commonly held ideals.  


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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
268
ISBN-13:
9783030072018
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
3030072010
Udg. Dato:
31 jan 2019
Længde:
0mm
Bredde:
148mm
Højde:
210mm
Forlag:
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Oplagsdato:
31 jan 2019
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