Adam's Navel
A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Body
Published on 31. July 2003
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-7139-9568-8 (ISBN)
Description
In this title Michael Sims simultaneously explores the natural history of the body and the cultural history that records our response to it. Divided into sections corresponding with various body parts, this almanac explores every aspect of thehuman form - from the largest organ (the skin) to the evolutionary reasoning behind sexually attractive body parts - witness the cult of aprodite kalipygos ("the goddess with the beautiful buttocks").
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Illustrations
line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 207 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
484 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7139-9568-8 (9780713995688)
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07/2003
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Person
Michael Sims has written about science, culture, and the arts for newspapers and radio, and for magazines ranging from American Archaeology to Creative Loafing. He has also worked as a researcher and editor, and is the author of Darwin's Orchestra: An Almanac of Nature in History and the Arts. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.