t h e B o dy in H i s to ry europe from the pa l a e o l i t h i c to t h e f u t u r e Edited by
J o h n R o bb
| O l i v e r J . T. H a r r i s
University of Cambridge
University of Leicester
This book is a long-term history of how the human body has been understood in Europe from the Palaeolithic to the present day, focusing on specific moments of change. Developing a multi-scalar approach to the past, and drawing on the work of an interdisciplinary team of experts, the authors examine how the body has been treated in life, art and death for the last 40,000 years. Advance praise: This book is amazing. Robb and Harris take us on a grand tour of the human body, tracing its diverse forms and attachments over a span of 50,000 years. Rarely do so many fascinating ideas come together in one place. For scholars who study the body in Africa, Asia, or the New World, the book offers a steady stream of comparative insights. As an experiment in multiscalar analysis, The Body in History is a tantalizing, indispensable model for future work. Andrew Shryock, University of Michigan An encyclopedic collection of articles that addresses the crucial question of how and why bodily understandings and practices change throughout history. Wide-ranging and creative in its sources, and innovative theoretically and methodologically, The Body in History is an invaluable contribution to, and will be required reading for anyone interested in, the field of body studies. Chris Shilling, author of The Body and Social Theory
October | 2013 | 253 x 177 mm | 302pp | 179 b/w illus. | 27 colour illus. | 3 maps Hardback | c. £70.00 | 978-0-521-19528-7
Available from October 2013
Find out more at www.cambridge.org/body