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Anatomies: A Cultural History of the Human Body,Used
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A marvelous, organbyorgan journey through the body eclecticIrresistible [and] impressive.' John J. Ross, Wall Street JournalThe human body is the most fraught and fascinating, talkedabout and taboo, unique yet universal fact of our lives. It is the inspiration for art, the subject of science, and the source of some of the greatest stories ever told. In Anatomies, acclaimed author of Periodic Tales Hugh AlderseyWilliams brings his entertaining blend of science, history, and culture to bear on this richest of subjects.In an engaging narrative that ranges from ancient body art to plastic surgery today and from head to toe, AlderseyWilliams explores the corporeal mysteries that make us human: Why are some people lefthanded and some blueeyed? What is the funny bone, anyway? Why do some cultures think of the heart as the seat of our souls and passions, while others place it in the liver?A journalist with a knack for telling a story, AlderseyWilliams takes part in a drawing class, attends the dissection of a human body, and visits the doctors office and the morgue. But Anatomies draws not just on medical science and AlderseyWilliamss reporting. It draws also on the works of philosophers, writers, and artists from throughout history. AlderseyWilliams delves into our shared cultural heritageShakespeare to Frankenstein, Rembrandt to 2001: A Space Odysseyto reveal how attitudes toward the human body are as varied as human history, as he explains the origins and legacy of tattooing, shrunken heads, bloodletting, fingerprinting, Xrays, and more.From Adams rib to van Goghs ear to Einsteins brain, Anatomies is a treasure trove of surprising facts and stories and a wonderful embodiment of what Aristotle wrote more than two millennia ago: 'The human body is more than the sum of its parts.' 16 illustrations
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