The Naked Woman: A Study of the Female Body - Hardcover

Desmond Morris

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9780224063968: The Naked Woman: A Study of the Female Body

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ISBN 10: 0224063960 ISBN 13: 9780224063968

Publisher: Jonathan Cape, 2004

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The Naked Woman The Naked Woman builds on Desmond Morris' unrivalled experience as an observer of the human animal. In this, his latest book, he turns his attention and skill to the female form, taking the reader on a guided tour 'from head to toe'. Full description

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Desmond Morris was curator of mammals at London Zoo for eight years. He was already the author of some fifty scientific papers and seven books before completing The Naked Ape in 1967. Today, he is a presenter of natural history programs on TV, and he is also an accomplished artist.

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Undeniably the quintessential observer of the human condition, best-selling Morris casts his discerning eye upon the feminine form in this top-to-toe tour of all things female in a continuation of the inquiry he began with the seminal The Naked Ape (1967). Scrutinizing everything from hair to feet, Morris explores the evolutionary, cultural, and biological traits and tendencies that have caused woman to become the creature she is today. Morris is positively giddy with admiration for his subject, stating that the human female is "far more advanced" than her male counterpart, the result of evolutionary developments that make her the "most remarkable organism" on the planet. And yet, Morris avers, woman has not come far enough--at least in some global cultures, where male domination runs counter to human biological imperative. Thus, each chapter, which correlates to body parts as subtle as the brow and as expected as the breasts, examines how each characteristic has been shaped by social authority. Always entertaining, Morris takes a complex subject and cogently dissects it in fine detail for a critically enlightening experience. Carol Haggas
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