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Circumcision Exposed: Rethinking a Medical and Cultural Tradition [Paperback]

Billy Ray Boyd (Author)
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Excellent--the right mixture of personal, scientific, and political. -- Jed Diamond, author, The Warrior's Journey Home: Healing Men's Addictions, Healing the Planet

Thoroughly researched, compelling, expressed with fervor but in no way a diatribe. -- Ed Duvin, former editor, animalines

[D]isplays particular sensitivity to issues of religion, health, sexuality and parental and infant rights. -- Sexuality Library, San Francisco

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An emotionally literate, culturally sensitive, yet fearless exploration of why the United States is the only country in the world to circumcise a majority of its baby boys for supposedly medical reasons. Includes various aspects of the practice, including its impact on sexuality.
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 174 pages
  • Publisher: Crossing Press (May 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0895949393
  • ISBN-13: 978-0895949394
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #581,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book that should be republished, February 10, 1999
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This review is from: Circumcision: What It Does (Paperback)
This book explains exactly what the devistating results of circumcision are for the child it is inflicted on. Anyone curious about what circumcision is all about should read this book. It needs to be back in print. If you can find a copy at your local library, be sure to read it. You'll be glad you did.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I've ordered more copies of this fabulous book!, August 23, 1999
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This review is from: Circumcision Exposed: Rethinking a Medical and Cultural Tradition (Paperback)
...this was a very good book...I've shared it with others and the response has been good so far...I really don't understand why people still circ their boys anymore since the rest of the world is fine not doing it
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for sharing and loaning out., February 3, 1999
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This review is from: Circumcision Exposed: Rethinking a Medical and Cultural Tradition (Paperback)
I have a hard time keeping his book, along with Boyd's other excellent book "Circumcision: What It Does", on my bookshelf. I finally had to get extra "loaner" copies for my book borrowing friends (along with requesting my local libraries stock them). Boyd has researched the circumcision issues well. His book exposes why the anachronistic blood ritual of circumcision by Bronze Age tribes is so grossly out of place in today's modern society. The easy reading fact filled book is difficult to put down once you start to read it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars you owe it to your son
If youre a parent, or are ever going to become one, you owe it to your child to know this stuff! Don't make an uninformed decision. Yes, this book is anti circumcision. Read more
Published on November 2, 2006 by Natural Mommy

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!
It's about time an un biased, factual book was written on this subject.
My sons are still intact and as perfect as they were the day they were born, but I will be buying... Read more
Published on March 7, 2005 by DreamyDeppMama

1.0 out of 5 stars Too biased to be persuasive
This book is a diatribe against circumcision, not a study or balanced account. So the tone is more polemical than most readers would prefer. Read more
Published on April 12, 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars good, could be more balanced
It is a good,thorough book, which is very good to read if you are firmly condvinced that circumcision is great for your child. Read more
Published on April 9, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
This book is long over due. Parents so often just robotically sign away a child's foreskin. This book gives good reason to second think this decision.
Published on December 28, 1998 by garboy21@yahoo.com

5.0 out of 5 stars It is about time someone told the truth about circumcision!
Americans are afraid to read about circumcision. They do not want to know the truth. Better to keep up with the cultural myth than to rock the boat with the facts. Read more
Published on December 5, 1998 by ocean@adnc.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Whew! Why do people still circumcize babies?!
If this book doesn't convince you that circumcision is -- in the vast majority of cases -- very, very, wrong, you should search your feelings. Read more
Published on July 31, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars A dedication to wounded warriors
The dedication in this book reads, "I lovingly dedicate this book to the courageous wounded warriors who, with little support and in the face of trivialization,... Read more
Published on July 18, 1998

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