Rise and Shine: Sunlight, Technology and Health

by Simon Carter and Simon Carter

Book Overview

Sunshine plays an important role in all aspects of life but there has been little social analysis of the sun and its place in our world. Recently experts have warned us that the sun's rays are dangerous. Yet, a suntan can still be taken as a sign of health. How did we arrive at this ambivalent relationship to the sun and what does this say about our changing attitudes to the human body and environment? Rise and Shine takes as its starting point a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845201310
• ISBN13: 9781845201319
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Berg Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"