The Neck: A Natural and Cultural History by Dunlap, Kent

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...
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Author: Kent Dunlap
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The Neck: A Natural and Cultural History by Dunlap, Kent

The Neck: A Natural and Cultural History

CHF 23.38

The Neck: A Natural and Cultural History

CHF 23.38
Author: Kent Dunlap
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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, animals have evolved their necks into a staggering variety of shapes and uses vital to their lifestyles. The Neck delves into evolutionary time to solve a living paradox--why is our neck so central to our survival and culture, but so vulnerable to injury and disease?

Biologist Kent Dunlap shows how the neck's vulnerability is not simply an unfortunate quirk of evolution. Its weaknesses are intimately connected to the vessels, pipes, and glands that make it so vital to existence. Fun and far-reaching, The Neck explores the diversity of forms and functions of the neck in humans and other animals and shows how this small anatomical transition zone has been a locus of incredible evolutionary and cultural creativity.

Author: Kent Dunlap
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 02/11/2025
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780520393035

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