This engrossing work of original research is the first to consider how the breast has been perceived in the Western world from ancient days to the present. Yalom investigates how the breast has been understood in religion, in medicine, and in psychoanalysis.
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This engrossing work of original research is the first to consider how the breast has been perceived in the Western world from ancient days to the present. Yalom investigates how the breast has been understood in religion, in medicine, and in psychoanalysis.
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Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. A History of the Breast by Marilyn Yalom (Author)...Hardcover Knopf; 1st edition (January 28, 1997)-HARDCOVER IN CELL WRAPPED DUST JACKET-CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK BOOK SIZE 6... Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 331 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. A History of the Breast by Marilyn Yalom (Author)...Hardcover Knopf; 1st edition (January 28, 1997)-HARDCOVER IN CELL WRAPPED DUST JACKET-CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK BOOK SIZE 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Language : English Hardcover : 331 pages What's in a breast? That depends on who's asking, says Marilyn Yalom, author of this scholarly, illustrated treatise on the breast in Western society. "Babies see food. Men see sex. Doctors see disease. Businesspeople see dollar signs." Breasts have been denounced as wanton, or idealized as givers of power or life in images of Egyptian goddess Isis nursing pharoahs; sturdy, maternal Mother Russia; or the more eroticized, bare-breasted symbol of republican ideals in France. Psychologists, religious leaders, advertisers, and pornographers have rhapsodized over, vilified, and used breasts to sell everything from war to Cadillacs. And, finally, women have seen in them pleasure, power, sustenance, fear, or failure to measure up.
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Fine in fine jacket. Illustrated in black and white. xii, 331 pages. 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Knopf, (1997). Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($29.95 price intact). Published by Knopf, 1997. Octavo. Book is like new with very light toning to the page ends. Dust jacket is like new with sticker residue on the front flap, and light toning to the flaps. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
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Clean & Unmarked in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x10; Signed first printing. A very clean and straight copy in like dust jacket. Bright. Suitable as a gift. 331 pp.
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It's a female body part that's always been there, but Marilyn Yalom shows us how our view of it has changed throughout history. It's also an eye-opening history of breast cancer and treatments for it. This is a serious book that is not intended for voyeurism.
