Of Virgins and Martyrs Alan Riach Drawing from history

Drawing from history

with a focus on pharmacological interventions Each chapter reviews clinical implications of the research presented

whose discovery later in life that she was born intersex fuelled her to become an international human rights defender and globally-recognised activist

rational argument that quietly continues to assert itself

comparisons of supposedly synonymous words

Of Virgins and Martyrs Alan Riach Drawing from historyWomen's bodies have become a battleground. Around the world, people argue about veiling, schooling for Afghan girls, and slutwalk protests, all of which involve issues of women's sexuality and freedom. Globalization, with its emphasis on human rights and individuality, heats up these arguments. In Of Virgins and Martyrs, David Jacobson takes the reader on a fascinating tour of how self identity developed throughout history and what individualism means