′Once in a while a manuscript stops you in your tracks... What we are offered here is no recovering of old ground but a step change in perspectives on "body m

"Academics and undergraduates alike will welcome this accessible guide to a rich variety of body-related matters. . . an informed and stimulating introduction t

This book explores the relationship of human bodies with natural and cultural environments, arguing that these categories are linked and intertwined. It argues

Engages critically with historical and contemporary representations of the medicalized human body.

Bodies intrigue us. They promise windows into the past that other archaeological finds cannot by bringing us literally face to face with history. Yet 'the body'