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A History of the Breast
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Summary
A cultural study of ideas about, and representations of, the female breast, from the Palaeolithic Goddess to the women's liberation movement. Eight aspects of the breast are covered - the sacred, erotic, domestic, political, psychological, commercialised, medical and liberal.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: This engrossing work of original research is the first to consider how the breast has been perceived in the Western world from ancient days to the present. Yalom investigates how the breast has been understood in religion, in medicine, and in psychoanalysis. 352 pp. 15,000 print.
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