Description: THE MOST SECRET QUINTESSENCE OF LIFE: Sex, Glands and Hormones 1850-1950 University of Chicago Press 2006 first edition hardcover in original dust wrapper 354 pages Definitive text by Chandak Sengoopta Through a series of case studies drawn from Central Europe, the United States, and Britain, The Most Secret Quintessence of Life explores how the notion of sex hormones enabled scientists to remap the human body, encouraging hopes that glandular interventions could cure ills, malfunctions, and even social deviance in ways inconceivable to previous generations. Many of their dreams failed, but their history takes us into the very heart of scientific medicine, revealing how even its most arcane concerns are shaped by cultural preoccupations and anxieties. Offering a painstakingly researched and absorbing account of a century of glandular and hormone research, this book will be heralded as a major achievement by scholars working on the history of medicine and its influence on modern ideas of the body, sexuality, and gender. An excellent book in very good condition. Thanks for looking.
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Book Title: THE MOST SECRET QUINTESSENCE OF LIFE
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
Topic: Endocrinology, Sex, glands and hormones
Number of Pages: 354
Format: Hardcover
Type: Academic History
Features: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Author: Chandak Sengoopta
Book Series: N/A
Publication Year: 2006
Language: English
Intended Audience: Adults
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Genre: Mathematics & Sciences, History, Life Sciences
