The Body Social

In which Anthony Synnott explores a subject which has been woefully ignored: our bodies. He surveys the history of thought about the body and senses, focusing on gender, the face, hair, smell etc. Thinking about the body will never be the same... In this captivating book Anthony Synnott explores a subject which has been woefully ignored: our bodies. He surveys the history for thinking about the body and the senses, then focuses on specific themes: gender, beauty, the face, hair, touch, smell and sight. He concludes with a review of classical and contemporary theories of the body and the senses. Thinking about the body will never be the same after reading this book.