The body in culture, technology and society / Chris Shilling.

By:

Shilling, Chris

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)Publication details: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (247 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781412933476
1412933471
9781446220818
1446220818
1446236366
9781446236369
1280370602
9781280370601
9786610370603
6610370605

Other title:

Body in culture, technology & society [Cover title]

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Body in culture, technology and society.DDC classification:

306.4/613 22

LOC classification:

HM636 .S554 2005eb

Other classification:

71.99

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Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 -- Introduction; Chapter 2 -- Classical Bodies; Chapter 3 -- Contemporary Bodies; Chapter 4 -- Working Bodies; Chapter 5 -- Sporting Bodies; Chapter 6 -- Musical Bodies; Chapter 7 -- Sociable Bodies; Chapter 8 -- Technological Bodies; Chapter 9 -- Conclusion; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index.

Summary: This is a milestone in the sociology of the body. The Body in Culture, Technology and Society offers the most comprehensive overview of the field to date and an innovative framework for the analysis of embodiment. It is founded on a revised view of the relation of classical works to the body.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-234) and indexes.

This is a milestone in the sociology of the body. The Body in Culture, Technology and Society offers the most comprehensive overview of the field to date and an innovative framework for the analysis of embodiment. It is founded on a revised view of the relation of classical works to the body.