Skin: A Natural History

Nina G. Jablonski

Published by University of California Press 2013

Skin

A Natural History

Nina G. Jablonski

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520954816

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About this book

We expose it, cover it, paint it, tattoo it, scar it, and pierce it. Our intimate connection with the world, skin protects us while advertising our health, our identity, and our individuality. This dazzling synthetic overview is a complete guidebook to the pliable covering that makes us who we are. Skin: A Natural History celebrates the evolution of three unique attributes of human skin: its naked sweatiness, its distinctive sepia rainbow of colors, and its remarkable range of decorations. Jablonski places the rich cultural canvas of skin within its broader biological context for the first time, and the result is a tremendously engaging look at us.

Author / Editor information

Jablonski Nina G. :

Nina G. Jablonski is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the Pennsylvania State University. She is the author of Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color (UC Press). Her research on human skin has been featured in National Geographic, Scientific American, and other publications.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Preface to the 2013 Edition Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Skin Laid Bare Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
2. History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3. Sweat Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
4. Skin and Sun Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	56
5. Skin's Dark Secret Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
6. Color Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
7. Touch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
8. Emotions, Sex, and Skin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
9. Wear and Tear Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
10. Statements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
11. Future Skin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243

Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages
- Main content: 288

eBook

Published: February 20, 2013
ISBN: 9780520954816