Product Details: The Book of Skin
| Author: | Steven Connor |
| Format: | Paperback: 304 pages. |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books (01/15/2009) |
| ISBN: | 1861891938 |
| ISBN13: | 9781861891938 |
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Publisher Notes: The Book of Skin
- It is the largest and perhaps the most important organ of our body--it covers our fragile inner parts, defines our social identities, and channels our sensory experiences. And yet we rarely give a thought. With "The Book of Skin," Steven Connor aims to change all that, offering an intriguing cultural history of skin. Connor first examines physical issues such as leprosy, skin pigmentation, cancer, blushing, and attenuations of erotic touch. He also explains why specific colors symbolize certain emotions, such as green for envy or yellow for cowardice, as well as why skin is the focus of destructive rage in many people's violent fantasies.
"The Book of Skin" then probes into how skin has been such a powerfully symbolic terrain in photography, religious iconography, cinema, and literature. From the Turin shroud to Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" to plastic surgery, "The Book of Skin" expertly examines the role of skin in Western culture. A compelling read that penetrates well beyond skin-deep, "The Book of Skin "validates James Joyce's declaration that "modern man has an epidermis rather than a soul." "Richly conceived and elaborately thought out. No flicker of meaning has escaped Connor's ferocious, all-seeing eye."--"Guardian"
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