Skin: A Natural History
by Nina G. Jablonski
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Author: Nina G. JablonskiEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-05-21
ISBN: 0520256247
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: University of California Press
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Book Review: "Skin: A Natural History" - a Papyrus of Human History
Summary: 5 Stars
Originally conceptualized, richly illustrated compendium on the bio-psycho-social meaning of skin. A great addition to the still very skin-deep genre of general public skin literature, a must-read follow-up to the writings of skin gurus as Andre Virel, Ashley Montagu and even such psychodermatology/psychocutaneous (behavioral medicine) authors as Ted Grossbart. A truly panoramic work on an intriguing subject, reaching as far back into the history of skin as the primordial soup with multicellular colonies wrapped inside hydrophobic membranes and as far into the future as e-skin. The author succeeds in making a clear case that each one of us - in a manner of speaking - is wrapped in a papyrus of human history.
Pavel Somov, Ph.D., [...]
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