A history of the breast / Marilyn Yalom
by Yalom, Marilyn
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- Paperback
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0863584004
- ISBN 13
- 9780863584008
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About This Item
New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, Inc., 1997. 1st edition. Softcover. Near fine paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 331 pp., illustrations, 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-313) and index. Contents; Introduction: Changing Meanings -- 1. The Sacred Breast: Goddesses, Priestesses, Biblical Women, Saints, and Madonnas -- 2. The Erotic Breast: ""Orbs of Heavenly Frame"" -- 3. The Domestic Breast: A Dutch Interlude -- 4. The Political Breast: Bosoms for the Nation -- 5. The Psychological Breast: Minding the Body -- 6. The Commercialized Breast: From Corsets to Cyber-Sex -- 7. The Medical Breast: Life-Giver and Life-Destroyer -- 8. The Liberated Breast: Politics, Poetry, and Pictures -- 9. The Breast in Crisis. Subjects; Breast Social aspects. Breast in art and literature. Human body.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 386611
- Title
- A history of the breast / Marilyn Yalom
- Author
- Yalom, Marilyn
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0863584004
- ISBN 13
- 9780863584008
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, Inc.
- Date Published
- 1997
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