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Michael Sims
Adam’s Navel
A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Body

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A tour of the body, telling the natural (evolutionary) history of each part, and the cultural history that records our response to it. Starting with the head, it moves down, chapter-by-chapter to end with the feet. Chapter titles include Samson’s Hair, What’s an Eye Without an Eyebrow? A Brief History of Navel-Gazing and Why do Men Have Nipples? With memorable insights, amusing anecdotes and revelations on every page.

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Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 368 ● ISBN 9780141934761 ● Verlag Penguin Books Ltd ● Erscheinungsjahr 2003 ● herunterladbar 6 mal ● Währung EUR ● ID 2270348 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM

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