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The physician and sexuality in Victorian America
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- Book Synopsis
- The authors detail the social history of the medical profession including doctors, homeopaths, and eclectics and its moral influence on 19th-century sexuality. They examine the ways in which professionals dealt with physical and psychological complaints and such issues as marriage, hygiene, prostitution, drug addiction, corsets, and contraception.
- About The Author
- John S. Haller, Jr.,holds a dual appointment as a professor of history at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and a professor of medical humanities at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield.Robin M. Haller is a professional freelance indexer.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780809320097
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press, (11 September 1995)
- Number of Pages
- 331
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 x 25 mm
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