Anatomies

a cultural history of the human body

Anatomies

a cultural history of the human body
Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Book - 2013

Combining science, history and culture, this guide to the human body explores every aspect of our anatomy from ancient body art to modern-day plastic surgery and discusses why some people are left-handed and why some cultures think the soul resides in the liver.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aldersey-Williams, Hugh
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.
Edition:First American edition.
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