The Body Social by Anthony Synnott
In this captivating book Anthony Synnott explores a subject which has been woefully ignored: our bodies. He surveys the history for thinking about the body and the senses, then focuses on specific themes: gender, beauty, the face, hair, touch, smell and sight. He concludes with a review of classical and contemporary theories of the body and the senses. Thinking about the body will never be the same after reading this book.`A valuable pionerring work that makes a significant contribution to the now rapidly growing sociological literature on the body' - Sociological Review
'Synnott shows just how much scholarly attention has been devoted to the body over the past twenty years.. [he] calmly plots a course throuh this material, pruning its excesses, highlighting its essentials and placing it all in the widest context possible.' - New Statesman and Society
Anthony Synnott is Professor of Sociology at Concordia University, Canada
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415103596 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415103592 |
| Title | The Body Social |
| Author | Anthony Synnott |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1993-07-29 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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