Encompassing some of the most recent academic research on mainstream issues of body image, weight and representation of the body, this collection addresses the

Encompassing some of the most recent academic research on mainstream issues of body image, weight and representation of the body, this collection addresses the

"A marvelous, organ-by-organ journey through the body eclectic…Irresistible [and] impressive." —John J. Ross, Wall Street Journal The human body is the most

This book charts the social and cultural history of the scientific technique known as 'tissue culture'. It shows how tissue culture was a regular public presenc