Author: William Acton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Generative organs
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life, Considered in Their Physiological, Social, and Moral Relations
Author: William Acton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Generative organs
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Generative organs
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Impotence
Author: Angus McLaren
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226500934
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
As anyone who has watched television in recent years can attest, we live in the age of Viagra. From Bob Dole to Mike Ditka to late-night comedians, our culture has been engaged in one long, frank, and very public talk about impotence—and our newfound pharmaceutical solutions. But as Angus McLaren shows us in Impotence, the first cultural history of the subject, the failure of men to rise to the occasion has been a recurrent topic since the dawn of human culture. Drawing on a dazzling range of sources from across centuries, McLaren demonstrates how male sexuality was constructed around the idea of potency, from times past when it was essential for the purpose of siring children, to today, when successful sex is viewed as a component of a healthy emotional life. Along the way, Impotence enlightens and fascinates with tales of sexual failure and its remedies—for example, had Ditka lived in ancient Mesopotamia, he might have recited spells while eating roots and plants rather than pills—and explanations, which over the years have included witchcraft, shell-shock, masturbation, feminism, and the Oedipal complex. McLaren also explores the surprising political and social effects of impotence, from the revolutionary unrest fueled by Louis XVI’s failure to consummate his marriage to the boost given the fledgling American republic by George Washington’s failure to found a dynasty. Each age, McLaren shows, turns impotence to its own purposes, using it to help define what is normal and healthy for men, their relationships, and society. From marraige manuals to metrosexuals, from Renaissance Italy to Hollywood movies, Impotence is a serious but highly entertaining examination of a problem that humanity has simultaneously regarded as life’s greatest tragedy and its greatest joke.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226500934
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
As anyone who has watched television in recent years can attest, we live in the age of Viagra. From Bob Dole to Mike Ditka to late-night comedians, our culture has been engaged in one long, frank, and very public talk about impotence—and our newfound pharmaceutical solutions. But as Angus McLaren shows us in Impotence, the first cultural history of the subject, the failure of men to rise to the occasion has been a recurrent topic since the dawn of human culture. Drawing on a dazzling range of sources from across centuries, McLaren demonstrates how male sexuality was constructed around the idea of potency, from times past when it was essential for the purpose of siring children, to today, when successful sex is viewed as a component of a healthy emotional life. Along the way, Impotence enlightens and fascinates with tales of sexual failure and its remedies—for example, had Ditka lived in ancient Mesopotamia, he might have recited spells while eating roots and plants rather than pills—and explanations, which over the years have included witchcraft, shell-shock, masturbation, feminism, and the Oedipal complex. McLaren also explores the surprising political and social effects of impotence, from the revolutionary unrest fueled by Louis XVI’s failure to consummate his marriage to the boost given the fledgling American republic by George Washington’s failure to found a dynasty. Each age, McLaren shows, turns impotence to its own purposes, using it to help define what is normal and healthy for men, their relationships, and society. From marraige manuals to metrosexuals, from Renaissance Italy to Hollywood movies, Impotence is a serious but highly entertaining examination of a problem that humanity has simultaneously regarded as life’s greatest tragedy and its greatest joke.
The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life
Author: William Acton
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375038100
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1865. The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life considered in their Physiological, Social, and Moral Relations. Fourth Edition.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375038100
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1865. The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life considered in their Physiological, Social, and Moral Relations. Fourth Edition.
Functions and disorders of the reproductive organs in youth, in adult age, and in advanced life
Author: William Acton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life
Author: William Acton
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330034835
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life is a title authored by surgeon William Acton. This work provides readers with the opportunity to immerse themselves in some of the early medical literature about the reproductive organs. The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs is divided into four sections, each of which is handled separately. The periods of childhood, youth, adulthood, and advanced age are all distinctly profiled in this work. Each section examines the reproductive organs of both men and women, and provides commentary on both normal functions and common disorders observed during the specific phase of life. An additional section is also included discussing the sexual act, its physiology, and possible disorders. Acton's book is explicitly not about the pathology and anatomy of the reproductive organs. William Acton's work is detailed and well researched. This is a thorough examination of the subject matter that leaves little unaddressed. However, as with many medical texts from the nineteenth century, the reader will encounter some information that has since been proven to be incorrect. The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs serves as a good reminder of how much progress has been made in terms of understanding the human body. The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life is a text that will appeal to the serious student of sexual health that is interested in learning about the evolution of research into the topic, or anybody keenly interested in the subject matter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330034835
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life is a title authored by surgeon William Acton. This work provides readers with the opportunity to immerse themselves in some of the early medical literature about the reproductive organs. The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs is divided into four sections, each of which is handled separately. The periods of childhood, youth, adulthood, and advanced age are all distinctly profiled in this work. Each section examines the reproductive organs of both men and women, and provides commentary on both normal functions and common disorders observed during the specific phase of life. An additional section is also included discussing the sexual act, its physiology, and possible disorders. Acton's book is explicitly not about the pathology and anatomy of the reproductive organs. William Acton's work is detailed and well researched. This is a thorough examination of the subject matter that leaves little unaddressed. However, as with many medical texts from the nineteenth century, the reader will encounter some information that has since been proven to be incorrect. The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs serves as a good reminder of how much progress has been made in terms of understanding the human body. The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life is a text that will appeal to the serious student of sexual health that is interested in learning about the evolution of research into the topic, or anybody keenly interested in the subject matter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life
Author: William Acton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genitourinary organs
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genitourinary organs
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Aging by the Book
Author: Kay Heath
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791477266
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Uncovers the origins of midlife anxiety in Victorian print culture.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791477266
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Uncovers the origins of midlife anxiety in Victorian print culture.
The Functions and disorders of the reproductive organs in childhood, youth, adult age, and advanced life
Author: William Acton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Dublin journal of medical science
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
Women and Health in America
Author: Judith Walzer Leavitt
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299159641
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Organised chronologically and then by topic, this volume covers studies of women and health in the colonial and revolutionary periods through the Civil War. The remainder of the book focuses on the late 19th and 20th centuries.
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299159641
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Organised chronologically and then by topic, this volume covers studies of women and health in the colonial and revolutionary periods through the Civil War. The remainder of the book focuses on the late 19th and 20th centuries.