Anatomies: A Cultural History of the Human Body

by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Book Overview

The human body is the most fraught and fascinating, talked-about 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 Aldersey-Williams brings his entertaining blend of science, history, and culture to bear on this richest of subjects.

In an engaging narrative that ranges from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393348849
• ISBN13: 9780393348842
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.3"