Skin

A Natural History

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

209 kr

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Beskrivning

We expose it, cover it, paint it, tattoo it, scar it, and pierce it. Our intimate connection with the world, skin protects us while advertising our health, our identity, and our individuality. This dazzling synthetic overview is a complete guidebook to the pliable covering that makes us who we are. "Skin: A Natural History" celebrates the evolution of three unique attributes of human skin: its naked sweatiness, its distinctive sepia rainbow of colors, and its remarkable range of decorations. Jablonski places the rich cultural canvas of skin within its broader biological context for the first time, and the result is a tremendously engaging look at us.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-02-20
Mått:140 x 210 x 18 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520275898

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Kroppskonst och tatuering inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Nina G. Jablonski is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the Pennsylvania State University. She is the author of Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color (UC Press). Her research on human skin has been featured in National Geographic, Scientific American, and other publications.

Recensioner i media

“ Skin offers an accessible and well-referenced overview of many aspects of the biology of human skin. . . . Beauty may only be skin deep, but Jablonski shows us that the skin, be it thin or thick, is the true mirror of the soul.”

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsPreface to the 2013 EditionIntroduction1 Skin Laid Bare2 History3 Sweat4 Skin and Sun5 Skin's Dark Secret6 Color7 Touch8 Emotions, Sex, and Skin9 Wear and Tear10 Statements11 Future SkinGlossaryNotesReferencesIndex

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