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020			_a9781845200596
082			_aMost Frequent _bCLA
100			_aClassen, Constance (Ed.)
245			_aBook of touch
260			_bRoutledge, _c2005. _aNew York:
300			_axii, 461p.: _bpbk: _c23cm.
504			_aInclude index
520			_aThis book puts a finger on the nerve of culture by delving into the social life of touch, our most elusive yet most vital sense. From the tortures of the Inquisition to the corporeal comforts of modernity, and from the tactile therapies of Asian medicine to the virtual tactility of cyberspace, The Book of Touch offers excursions into a sensory territory both foreign and familiar. How are masculine and feminine identities shaped by touch? What are the tactile experiences of the blind, or the autistic? How is touch developed differently across cultures? What are the boundaries of pain and pleasure? Is there a politics of touch? Bringing together classic writings and new work, this is an essential guide for anyone interested in the body, the senses and the experiential world. https://www.routledge.com/The-Book-of-Touch/Classen/p/book/9781845200596#
650			_aCulture and environment
650			_aAmerican touch
650			_aAnthropology
650			_aSocial Sciences
650			_aTouch of god
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