The Body
Subtitle: Social Process and Cultural Theory (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)
Contributors: Mike Featherstone (Editor); Mike Hepworth (Editor); Bryan S. Turner (Editor)
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Published: February 1, 1991
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780803984127
Subjects: Cultural studies; Sociology, Social Studies; Social Science / Sociology / General; Body, Human; Culture; Social aspects; Science/Mathematics
First sentence: In contrast to sociology, the human body has been accorded a place of central importance in anthropology since the nineteenth century.