Author: KERN, Stephen.
Title: Anatomy and Destiny. A Cultural History of the Body.
Description: Bobbs-Merrill, 1975. 1st US edition. Hardcover. B/W plates. Small closed tear to dj, o/wise condition vg. A history of the cultural record left since the mid-nineteenth century as Europeans & Americans began to understand & accept their corporeality. Begins with an examination of the restricitve morality in the Victorian era, then charts the gradual dissolution of this morality over the years. 307pp.

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