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100 1 $aSims, Michael,$d1958-
245 10 $aAdam's navel :$ba natural and cultural history of the human form /$cMichael Sims.
260 $aNew York :$bViking,$c2003.
300 $ax, 342 p. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references ([315]-327) and index.
520 $aAn informed survey, Adam's Navel is a unique brew of science, history, and storytelling that illuminates our perception, exploitation, and celebration of the human body. Moving from head to toe in twelve chapters, Michael Sims blends cultural history with evolutionary theory to produce a wonderfully original narrative. "No part of the body lacks a story," writes Sims, who analyzes and demystifies the visible parts of the body that make up the whole-our animal form that is also a screen onto which we project our fears and obsessions. He tells of dreadlocks and Achilles' heel, of fingerprints and penis size. He discusses the history of breastfeeding, the allure of navel rings, ancient rules for shaking hands, why nature builds men and women on a female body plan, and how the evolution of our two-legged stance affects childbirth and back pain. Drawing on evolution and the mechanics of human anatomy, along with Shakespeare, mythology, film, and popular culture, Sims creates a marvelous new lens through which to view this body that we inhabit almost unconsciously. Adam's Navel is a field guide to the landscape of ourselves.
505 0 $aOverture: Skin deep. -- Part One: Headquarters. The not-quite-naked ape ; Face-to-face ; The vigilant eye ; Lend me your ears ; A ridiculous organ ; The archaic smile -- Part Two: The weight of the world. Arms and the man ; The monkey's paw ; Madonna del latte ; Adam's navel -- Part Three: A leg to stand on. Privy members ; Our steed the leg.
650 0 $aHuman body.
650 0 $aHuman anatomy.
650 0 $aHuman physiology.
650 0 $aHuman body$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aHuman body$xSymbolic aspects.
650 0 $aBody image.
650 0 $aHuman body$vFolklore.
650 12 $aHuman Body.
650 22 $aAnatomy.
650 22 $aBody Image.
650 22 $aCulture.
650 22 $aPhysiology.
655 7 $aFolklore.$2fast
776 08 $iOnline version:$aSims, Michael, 1958-$tAdam's navel.$dNew York : Viking, 2003$w(OCoLC)654592474
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