Manhood
The Rise and Fall of the Penis
Distributed for Reaktion Books
Translated by Paul Vincent
288 pages
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30 halftones
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5 1/2 x 8 1/2
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© 2009
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction
1 The Testicles and the Scrotum
2 The Penis
3 The Prostate and Seminal Glands
4 Testosterone and Sperm
5 Castration
6 Ailments of the Scrotum
7 Ailments of the Penis
8 Voluntary and Involuntary Sterility
9 Spilling One’s Seed
10 Women
11 Eroticism
Conclusion: That Wraps it Up
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
1 The Testicles and the Scrotum
2 The Penis
3 The Prostate and Seminal Glands
4 Testosterone and Sperm
5 Castration
6 Ailments of the Scrotum
7 Ailments of the Penis
8 Voluntary and Involuntary Sterility
9 Spilling One’s Seed
10 Women
11 Eroticism
Conclusion: That Wraps it Up
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
Review Quotes
Barnes & Noble Review
"This vastly entertaining, eclectic book, written by a Dutch urologist, is full of myths, lore, natural history, and medical information about the male nether regions. . . . A compassionate . . . account of the long human strugle to understand—and to celebrate—the sometimes baffling workings of men and their malest members."
Globe and Mail
“Van Driel wants to do two things: to inform readers about the anatomy and workings of the penis, scrotum and the rest of it, doing so lightheartedly and with humor, as though a slightly boozy uncle were instructing you about how machine guns work; second, to entertain . . . [Van Driel] wears his learning lightly.” —Globe and Mail
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