The Naked Woman: A Study of the Female Body - Softcover

Morris, Desmond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312338538 ISBN 13: 9780312338534

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2007

Synopsis

Internationally bestselling author and world-famous human behaviorist Desmond Morris turns his attention to the female form, taking the reader on a guided tour of the female body from head to toe. Highlighting the evolutionary functions of various physiological traits, Morris's study explores the various forms of enhancement and constraint that human societies have developed in the quest for the perfect female form. This is very much vintage Desmond Morris, delivered in his trademark voice: direct, clear, focused, and communicating what is often complex detail in simple language. In THE NAKED WOMAN, Desmond builds on his unrivalled experience as an observer of the human animal while tackling one of his most fascinating and challenging subjects to date.

About this title

Review:

"Stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." --Natural History Magazine on The Naked Ape

"[Morris'] study of the Human Animal is original, provocative, and brilliantly entertaining. It's the sort of book which changes people's lives." --Sunday Times (UK) on The Naked Ape

From the Publisher:

The Naked Woman is very much in the same tradition as the classics Manwatching and Bodywatching. Fully illustrated with line drawings and full-colour plate sections.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0312338538
• ISBN 13: 9780312338534
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 324