The American Body in Context
, by Johnston, Jessica R.; Holland, Samantha (CON); Toombs, Kay (CON); Pohl, Frederik (CON); Moravec, Hans (CON)- ISBN: 9780842028585 | 0842028587
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 5/1/2001
The body is a physical entity and a symbolic artifact. It is both created in the world of nature and also physically reconstructed by a culture. The body is both an internal, subjective environment and simultaneously an object for others to observe and ev