Stand up straight! : a history of posture
Gilman, Sander L.2018
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Main title:
Stand up straight! : a history of posture / Sander L. Gilman.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Reaktion Books, 2018.
Collation:
429 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
1.Posture in the World of Movement -- 2.Postures of the Mind: Theology and Philosophy Explain Human Posture -- 3.Chest Out! Posture's Military Meanings -- 4.Medicine as Therapy for an Unhealthy Posture -- 5.Dance and the Social Taming of Posture -- 6.Education Shapes a Healthy and Beautiful Posture -- 7.Anthropology Remakes Posture: Lamarck, Darwin and Beyond -- 8.`Natural Posture': Posture and Race -- 9.`Political Posturing': Posture Defines the Good Citizen -- 10.Contemporary Posture and Disability
ISBN:
9781780239248
Dewey class:
306.09
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
337391
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 306.09 GIL | Available |