Midlands State University Library

Cuts and criminality body alteration in legal discourse

Bennett, Theodore Edward,

Cuts and criminality body alteration in legal discourse Theodore Bennett, University of Western Austrlia, Australia. - Surrey Ashgate 2015 - 264 pages 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Analytical approach : theoretical basis and key concepts -- Sadomasochistic injuries : harmful crime or harmless pastime? -- Genital cutting : the disparity between female genital modification and male circumcision -- Aesthetic alterations : what healthy limb amputation can tell us about cosmetic surgery and body modification -- Sex surgeries : defusing transgression through genital normalisation and sex reassignment.

9781472445117 (hardback)

2014045276


Human body--Law and legislation.
Human body--Law and legislation--Criminal provisions.
Body marking.
Human body--Law and legislation--Australia.

Body modificiation