The Body: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover

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Shilling, Chris

 
9780198739036: The Body: A Very Short Introduction

Synopsis

In this Very Short Introduction Chris Shilling considers the social significance of the human body, and the importance of the body to individual and collective identities.

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About the Author

Chris Shilling is Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent. He has been a key figure in the development of 'body studies', and has written extensively on embodiment, body pedagogics, and sociological theory, in areas ranging from religion, to sport, education, gender, and work. His most recent books are Sociology of the Sacred. Religion, Embodiment and Social, with Philip A. Mellor (Sage Publishing Ltd, 2014), and The Body and Social Theory, 3rd Edition (Sage Publishing Ltd, 2012).


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