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  • Published: 31 July 2003
  • ISBN: 9780141934761
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368
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Adam's Navel

A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Body




Immediately interesting: everybody has a body!

A tour of the body, telling the natural (evolutionary) history of each part, and the cultural history that records our response to it. Starting with the head, it moves down, chapter-by-chapter to end with the feet.
Chapter titles include Samson'sHair, What's an Eye Without an Eyebrow? A Brief History of Navel-Gazing and Why do Men Have Nipples? With memorable insights, amusing anecdotes and revelations on every page.

  • Published: 31 July 2003
  • ISBN: 9780141934761
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368
Categories:

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