The human body has been an object of fascination throughout history. It has been attired, decorated, mutilated, revered, pampered, mortified and imaginatively interpreted by artists. It is the personal and social symbol of our identity. In this ground breaking book KEN DUTTON, scholar and body-builder, surveys the male body through the ages, looking in particular at the search for physical development. From pagan Greek culture through the Renaissance to modern Western society this engrossing and strikingly illustrated book takes our appreciation and understanding of the body to new levels.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Maße
Höhe: 245 mm
Breite: 180 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-86373-839-2 (9781863738392)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Part 1 The evolving body: The emerging body; the body reborn; the visible body; the body built; the popular body. Part 2 The legible body: The social body; the body politic; the sexual body; the self-absorbed body; the self-contained body; the body observed; the body in context.
