The naked human body evokes contradictory feelings and ideas: it can thrill or revolt us; it can signal innocence or sexual availability; honesty or madness; oneness with nature or separation from society; even birth and rebirth. This book traces humanity's preoccupation with nu…
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This is an alternative portrait of nudity down the ages, from the naked servants of India to modern-day Christian nudists, and from Lady Godiva to Lady Gaga. The book traces the touching, sometimes tragic and often bizarre story of our relationships with our naked bodies in thre…
"Ì absolutely loved A Brief History of Nakedness. Besides being a fascinating read, it contains the most fun, intriguing, and diverse collection of nude photographs anywhere. A must for anyone interested in art, political activism and cultural studies. This "brief" history must …
"In A Brief History of Nakedness psychologist Philip Carr-Gomm traces our inescapable preoccupation with nudity. Rather than studying the history of the nude in art or detailing the ways in which the naked body has been denigrated in the media, A Brief History of Nakedness revea…