Testosterone Dreams by John Hoberman
Investigates the complex, bizarre, and sometimes outrageous history of synthetic testosterone and other male hormone therapies. This book explores such topics as the invention and marketing of the male menopause, and the disturbing history of hormonal and other medical treatments aimed at boosting or suppressing women's sexuality.
"[Into] the incredible story of male hormone therapies... Hoberman injects his dense social history with odd medical lore, dissections of corporate profiteering, sharp examinations of Olympic doping and a powder-dry disdain for consumers who demand a better life in pill form. He connects such seemingly disjointed topics as Arnold Schwarzenegger's popularity and cops who abuse steroids. And he doesn't shrink from big questions such as, what does it mean to be human in an age when steroids can make you a stronger athlete, Prozac a more focused businessman and Viagra a better lover?" - Playboy Magazine "Hoberman's excellent [book] tells much of the story of how and why steroids came to the pharmacy shelves." - New Yorker "New York Yankee Jason Giambi has admitted to a grand jury that he injected himself with testosterone, as part of his steroid cocktail. Perhaps Giambi should read John Hoberman's Testosterone Dreams: Rejuvenation, Aphrodisia, Doping, which investigates the complex, bizarre and sometimes outrageous history of synthetic testosterone and other male hormone therapies." - Publishers Weekly"
John Hoberman is the author of Darwin's Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of Race (1997), Mortal Engines: The Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport (1992), The Olympic Crisis: Sport, Politics, and the Moral Order (1986), and Sport and Political Ideology (1984).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520248229 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520248228 |
| Title | Testosterone Dreams |
| Author | J Hoberman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2005-02-21 |
| Number of pages | 381 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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