The Way We are
Margaret Visser(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 6. March 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-14-025372-6 (ISBN)
Description
A collection of essays which dissects the whos, the whats, and the wherefores of the ways we live and examines our origins, eccentricities and foibles. What constitutes an initiation rite in our society? Why are we so squeamish about eating offal? What are we to make of the Easter Bunny (a male rodent, remember, that produces eggs)? and what are the unsavory implications of Santa Claus? Each one of a wide variety of ordinary objects and typical behavioural habits is made to yield up what it has to tell us about the way we are, and how we became this way. The essays present a portrait of ourselves, and aims to promote thought on what exactly it means to be modern.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
243 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-025372-6 (9780140253726)
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