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Body Matters: Exploring the Materiality of the Human Body
Contributor(s): Attala, Luci (Editor), Steel, Louise (Editor)

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 ISBN: 1786834154     ISBN-13: 9781786834157
Publisher: University of Wales Press
OUR PRICE: $57.75  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: September 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - General
Series: Materialities in Anthropology and Archaeology
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" L (0.70 lbs) 240 pages
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Adopting a novel cross-disciplinary approach, this book demonstrates the value of understanding human bodies as fundamentally influenced and affected by the other materials available in diverse landscapes. Using a rich mix of ethnographic, archaeological and historical examples, it explores the creative roles materials have taken in shaping past and present people's bodies.

Contributor Bio(s): Attala, Luci: - Luci Attala is a senior lecturer in anthropology at UWTSD, Senior Fellow HEA, Green Gown Award winner for her work on sustainability, and recipient of UN Gold Star Award for work in Kenya.Steel, Louise: - Louise Steel is reader in mediterranean archaeology at UWTSD, Senior Fellow HEA, and has directed archaeological fieldwork in Cyprus and Gaza.
 
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