The Neck: A Natural and Cultural History - Hardcover
by Kent Dunlap
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520393035ISBN-10:520393031UPC:9780520393035Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, Natural HistoryBook Topic:Anatomy & Physiology, EvolutionSize:9.20 x 6.20 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SC76D561ET
The Neck: A Natural and Cultural History
A 300-million-year tour of the prominent role of the neck in animal evolution and human culture. Humans give a lot of attention to the neck. We decorate it with jewelry and ties, kiss it passionately, and use it to express ourselves in word and song. Yet, at the neck, people have also shackled their prisoners, executed their opponents, and slain their victims. Beyond the drama of human culture,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520393035ISBN-10:520393031UPC:9780520393035Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, Natural HistoryBook Topic:Anatomy & Physiology, EvolutionSize:9.20 x 6.20 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SC76D561ET
Kent Dunlap is Professor of Biology at Trinity College, Hartford, where he teaches physiology and anatomy and conducts research on the neurobiology and behavior of fishes (animals without necks!). In the summers, he also makes pottery and sculpts ceramic animals.
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