Flesh And Stone: The Body And The City In Western Civilization

Flesh And Stone: The Body And The City In Western Civilization

Richard Sennett
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Author:  Richard Sennett
Condition:  New
Format:  Paperback
Pages:  432
Publisher:  Penguin Books Ltd
Year:  2003
ISBN:  9780141007595

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There is some yellowing to the reading block, due to age; the book is otherwise new and unread.

In FLESH AND STONE, Sennett examines the relationship between the human body and the urban environment it inhabits, looking at the differing attitudes to nudity, burial, sanctuary and urban planning in ancient Greece and Rome, Mediaeval and Renaissance Europe, and concluding with a fuller analysis of how the link between flesh and stone has altered with the advances in science and medicine. It is, as the author says in the introduction, "more than an historical catalogue of physical sensationsin urban space", offering fresh insights and ideas for anyone interested in the city or civic life.

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