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In this captivating book Anthony Synnott explores a subject which has been woefully ignored: our bodies. He surveys the history for thinking about the body and

Praise for the First Edition: `Essential to any collection of work on the body, health and illness, or social theory' - Choice `Sophisticated ... and acutely pe

This challenging volume reasserts the centrality of the body within social theory as a means to understanding the complex interrelations between nature, culture

This book explores both the embodied nature of social life and the social nature of human bodily life. It provides an accessible review of the contemporary soci

In this captivating book Anthony Synnott explores a subject which has been woefully ignored: our bodies. He surveys the history for thinking about the body and