| Description |
1 online resource (286 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Clothed with the sky -- Beside the Jhelum and the Jordan -- Naked rebellion -- The prime minister of Britain has nothing to conceal -- The death of shame -- The hero's return |
| Summary |
"In A Brief History of Nakedness psychologist Philip Carr-Gomm traces our inescapable preoccupation with nudity. Rather than studying the history of the nude in art or detailing the ways in which the naked body has been denigrated in the media, A Brief History of Nakedness reveals the ways in which religious teachers, politicians, protesters, and cultural icons have used nudity to enlighten or empower themselves as well as entertain us. Among his many examples, Carr-Gomm discusses how advertisers and the media employ images of bare skin--or even simply the word "naked"--To garner our attention, how mystics have used nudity to get closer to God, and how political protesters have discovered that baring all is one of the most effective ways to gain publicity for their cause. Carr-Gomm investigates how this use of something as natural as nakedness actually gets under our skin and evokes complicated and complex emotional responses. From the naked sages of India to modern-day witches and Christian nudists, from Lady Godiva to Lady Gaga, A Brief History of Nakedness surveys the touching, sometimes tragic and often bizarre story of our relationships with our naked bodies."--Publisher description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-276) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Nudity -- History
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Nudism -- History
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Nudity -- Social aspects
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Nudity -- Religious aspects.
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Nudity -- Political aspects
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Nudity in literature.
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Nudity in the performing arts.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Nudism
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Nudity
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Nudity in literature
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Nudity in the performing arts
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Nudity -- Religious aspects
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Nudity -- Social aspects
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781861897299 |
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1861897294 |
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1861896476 |
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9781861896476 |
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1280493666 |
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9781280493669 |
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9786613588890 |
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661358889X |
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