Male Circumcision in Japan

by Genaro Castro-Vázquez

Male Circumcision in Japan provides an in-depth examination of anthropological and sociological developments in Japan which challenge the accepted biomedical view of male circumcision as a prophylactic measure. Adult male circumcision in Japan is largely commercialized as cosmetic surgery. Castro-V zquez analyzes the structural factors and meanings embedded in male circumcision showing the social imagery and growing anxieties concerning changes in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137518758
• ISBN13: 9781137518750
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"