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An exploration of the myriad functions, meanings and roles of skin within Western culture and history. The book covers all aspects of skin's cultural history, including the chromatics of skin colour and pigmentation, blushing, suntanning, paleness, darkening, tattooing, scarification, the Turin shroud, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, the destructive rage exercised against skin in all kinds of violent fantasies, and the intensities and attenuations of erotic touch.Product Identifiers
PublisherReaktion Books
ISBN-139781861891938
eBay Product ID (ePID)87216746
Product Key Features
Book TitleBook of Skin
AuthorSue O'connor
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
Number of Pages304 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorSue O'connor
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom