Skin by Nina G Jablonski
Shows the evolution of three unique attributes of human skin: its naked sweatiness, its distinctive sepia rainbow of colors, and its remarkable range of decorations. This work examines the modern human obsession with age-related changes in skin, especially wrinkles. It explores our use of cosmetics, body paint, tattooing, and scarification.
"When you meet people, whether they're fully clothed on the street or scantily clad on the beach, the first part of their body that you see, smell, and perhaps touch is the skinSkin is our largest and most visible organ, our personal poster board for decoration and advertisement. Nina Jablonski gives us the best and most fascinating account of everything that you might want to know about the packaging of our anatomy." - Jared Diamond, author of Collapse and Guns, Germs, and Steel "This fascinating book traces the long evolutionary history of our integument, revealing a whole host of essential skin functions that most of us have probably never even thought of." - Ian Tattersall, author of The Fossil Trail "A fascinating and comprehensive account of the biological and cultural aspects of human skin." - John Relethford, SUNY College at Oneonta"
Nina G. Jablonski is Irvine Chair and Curator of Anthropology at the California Academy of Sciences. She edited The First Americans: The Pleistocene Colonization of the New World and The Origin and Diversification of Language (both UC Press), among other books. Her research on human skin has been featured in National Geographic, Scientific American, and other publications.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780520242814 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520242815 |
| Title | Skin |
| Author | Nina G Jablonski |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2006-10-05 |
| Number of pages | 281 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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