A history of the breast
By: Marilyn Yalom.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; Distributed by Random House, Inc.
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
Subjects: Breast -- Social aspects; Breast -- History; Breast in art; Breast in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-313) and index.
Table of contents: title: The sacred breast: goddesses, priestesses, biblical women, saints, and madonnas; title: The erotic breast: "orbs of heavenly frame"; title: The domestic breast: a Dutch interlude; title: The political breast: bosoms for the nation; title: The psychological breast: minding the body; title: The commercialized breast: from corsets to cyber-sex; title: The medical breast: life-giver and life-destroyer; title: The liberated breast: politics, poetry, and pictures; title: The breast in crisis.