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020 _a9780198739036
082 _a306.4613 SHI
100 _aShilling, Chris
245 _aBody: A Very Short Introduction
260 _bOxford University Press
_aOxford
_c2016
300 _a120
520 _aProvides a compelling introduction to the importance of the body for contemporary identities and social relationships,Demonstrates how social relations, technological advances, and cultural representations shape the body and affect our understanding of body matters,Explores how body matters lie at the heart of contemporary cultural and religious conflicts,Examines how the body has become central to our self-identities, while also becoming subjected increasingly to economic forces,Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over seven million copies sold worldwide
650 _aHuman body
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