{"product_id":"the-most-secret-quintessence-of-life-sex-glands-and-hormones-1850-1950-hardcover","title":"The Most Secret Quintessence of Life: Sex, Glands, and Hormones, 1850-1950 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChandak Sengoopta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLess than a century ago, physicians, scientists, and cultural commentators became fascinated by the endocrine glands and the effects of their secretions on our bodies and minds. Of all the characteristics supposed to be governed by them, the attributes of sex evoked the wildest interest. The gonads, it was revealed, secreted chemicals that not only influenced the biological expressions of sex, but seemed to generate the vitality and energy that made life worth living. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through a series of case studies drawn from Central Europe, the United States, and Britain, \u003ci\u003eThe Most Secret Quintessence of Life\u003c\/i\u003e 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 these dreams failed, but their history, Chandak Sengoopta shows, takes us into the very heart of scientific medicine, revealing how even its most arcane concerns are shaped by cultural preoccupations and anxieties.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLess than a century ago, physicians, scientists, and cultural commentators became fascinated by the endocrine glands and the effects of their secretions on our bodies and minds. Of all the characteristics supposed to be governed by them, the attributes of sex evoked the wildest interest. The gonads, it was revealed, secreted chemicals that not only influenced the biological expressions of sex, but seemed to generate the vitality and energy that made life worth living.\u003cbr\u003eThrough a series of case studies drawn from Central Europe, the United States, and Britain, \u003ci\u003eThe Most Secret Quintessence of Life\u003c\/i\u003e 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 these dreams failed, but their history, Chandak Sengoopta shows, takes us into the very heart of scientific medicine, revealing how even its most arcane concerns are shaped by cultural preoccupations and anxieties.\u003cbr\u003eOffering a painstakingly researched and absorbing account of a century of glandular and hormone research, \u003ci\u003e The Most Secret Quintessence of Life \u003c\/i\u003ewill 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChandak Sengoopta\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior lecturer in the history of medicine and science at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of two previous books, including \u003ci\u003eOtto Weininger: Sex, Science, and Self in Imperial \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eVienna\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e also published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 9.28 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45291946180710,"sku":"9780226748634","price":119.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/QWNzWUttYUhmNDVmYnBubnJJWjBlUT09.webp?v=1773917428","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-most-secret-quintessence-of-life-sex-glands-and-hormones-1850-1950-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}