Culture and the Human Body

Culture and the Human Body
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Download or read book Culture and the Human Body written by John W. Burton and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To appreciate the human body is to acknowledge the various ways in which it has become a cultural artifact rather than a purely natural phenomenon."--BOOK JACKET.


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