Stand up straight! : a history of posture /

Our bodies change over time; posture is ambiguous in a number of cultural and disciplinary realms. Your posture can denote you as healthy or ill, elegant or slovenly, beautiful or ugly. Gilman examines the history and sociology of posture: how society views who we are and what we are able to do by h...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gilman, Sander L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2018.
Subjects:
Posture > History.
Posture > Social aspects.
Human body > Social aspects.
Posture.
Posture
Body Image
Human Body
Posture > Histoire.
Posture > Aspect social.
Corps humain > Aspect social.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Human body > Social aspects
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Our bodies change over time; posture is ambiguous in a number of cultural and disciplinary realms. Your posture can denote you as healthy or ill, elegant or slovenly, beautiful or ugly. Gilman examines the history and sociology of posture: how society views who we are and what we are able to do by how our bodies appear. -- adapted from jacket and preface.
Physical Description:1 online resource (429 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781780239644
1780239645

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