Skin : a natural history / Nina G. Jablonski.
Skin : a natural history / Nina G. Jablonski.
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Publisher
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2006.
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N612.79/7
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Introduction -- Skin laid bare -- History -- Sweat -- Skin and sun -- Skin's dark secret -- Color -- Touch -- Emotions, sex, and skin -- Wear and tear -- Statements -- Future skin.
Publication information
Publisher
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2006.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
c2006.
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Summary
"Skin: A Natural History celebrates the evolution of three unique attributes of human skin: its unusual combination of hairlessness and sweatiness, its distinctive sepia-toned rainbow of colors, and its remarkable range of decorations. Skin: A Natural History places the rich cultural canvas of skin within its broader biological context for the firs...
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Skin : a natural history / Nina G. Jablonski.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
c2006.
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N612.79/7
Record Identifier
74VKKW2xvLNZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKW2xvLNZ
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ISBN
0520242815 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780520242814 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
612.79
MMS ID
991021900309702626
