Original Skin: Exploring the Marvels of the Human Hide
Like the air we breathe, we take our skin for granted . . . Yet it is remarkable; it mitigates and ameliorates the sometimes harsh world we dwell in, and is at the interface of so much of what we encounter. It is our border, the edge of ourselves, the point where we meet our universe.”Original Skin is at times a scientific study, remarking on the biological magic behind the human body's largest organ. At others it becomes an anthropological survey, dissecting separate societies' attitudes towards bare bodies, and the motives behind cultural rituals such as tattoos. However, Original Skin is, above all, a celebration of the human body; its ton…
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- ISBN: 978-1-58243-739-2
- EAN: 9781582437392
- Produktnummer: 10977332
- Verlag: Counterpoint Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 274 S.
- Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.0 cm 345 g
- Gewicht: 345
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Maryrose Cuskelly is a freelance writer and editor. She has had essays and articles published in a range of magazines, journals, and newspapers, including Family Circle and The Melbourne Times. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and their two sons.
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