{"product_id":"the-face-a-cultural-history-9781538766538","title":"The Face: A Cultural History","description":"\u003cb\u003eAward-winning historian Fay Bound-Alberti synthesizes over twenty years of research to offer a sweeping cultural history of our most decisive--and sometimes divisive--body part. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What's in a face? And how much power does it hold? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Face\u003c\/i\u003e begins in the historical West, where we learn how humans have interpreted faces and connected specific features with ideas of morality, social hierarchy, psychology, and so much more, setting the stage for the cultural biases that now inform our everyday interactions across the globe. We then watch how new technologies that reflect or alter our face's appearance have transformed our idea of the Self over time--from the growth of portraiture in the Renaissance and the mass production of mirrors and photography in the nineteenth century, to twenty-first century innovations like digital avatars and face transplants. And throughout, we explore the face as the cultural artifact that it is: a surface that grows, is adorned, and then displayed, influencing who we are and might become as both individuals and members of society. \u003cbr\u003e Readers will walk away with a new understanding of the history, power, and future of the face, alongside its role in modern identity, genetics, technology, and beyond\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fay Bound-Alberti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.29w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538766538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Fay Bound-Alberti \u003c\/b\u003efounded the Centre for Technology and the Body at King's College London where she leads Interface, the world's first and only multi-million-pound project examining technologies of the face. Fay is often interviewed for TV and radio, including the BBC, ABC and CNN, and she has written for publications including the \u003ci\u003eLancet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with prosopagnosia, also known as\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eface blindness, and is based in London. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Fay Bound-Alberti \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48449350107293,"sku":"9781538766538","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6dab4309-69fc-420e-8834-8791596a2375.jpg?v=1781632724","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-face-a-cultural-history-9781538766538","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}