A Brief History of Nakedness

by Philip Carr-Gomm

Book Overview

As one common story goes, Adam and Eve, the first man and woman, had no idea that there was any shame in their lack of clothes; they were perfectly confident in their birthday suits among the animals of the Garden of Eden. All was well until that day when they ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and went scrambling for fig leaves to cover their bodies. Since then, lucrative businesses have arisen to provide many stylish ways to cover our...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780230222
• ISBN13: 9781780230221
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"