A History of the World Through Body Parts : : the Stories Behind the Organs, Appendages, Digits, and the Like Attached to (or Detached From) Famous Bodies
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Introduction -- Paleolithic Pyrenean woman's hand -- Queen Hatshepsut's beard -- Zeus's penis -- Cleopatra's nose -- Trieu Thi Trinh's breasts -- St. Cuthbert's fingernails -- Lady Xoc's tongue -- Al-Ma'arri's eyes -- Timur's (Tamerlane's) leg -- Richard III's back -- Martin Luther's bowels -- Anne Boleyn's heart -- Charles I's and Oliver Cromwell's heads -- Charles II of Spain's jaw -- George Washington's (fake) teeth -- Benedict Arnold's leg -- Marat's skin -- Lord Byron's foot -- Harriet Tubman's brain -- The Bell family's ears -- Kaiser Wilhelm's arm -- Mary Mallon's Gallbladder -- Lenin's skin -- Qui Jin's feet -- Einstein's brain -- Frida Kahlo's spine -- Alan Shephard's bladder.
"Explore the history your textbook left out through the eyes (mouth, ears, and spleen) of the world's most iconic players in A History of the World Through Body Parts, a curious collection of unbelievable anecdotes all about the body. In this book, you'll learn all about: The Mayan history of bloodletting and Lady Xoc's pierced tongue The double decapitations that altered the course of the English monarchy Global feminism and the unbinding of Chinese revolutionary Qiu Jin's feet Lenin's postmortem pickled skin and its influence on the Soviet Union Drawing from various countries and cultures, the stories in this book explore the unique body parts of infamous icons and how they shaped the world around them. From Lord Byron's foot to Saint Cuthburt's posthumous manicures, this book's new way of archiving the past will shake you to your core - literally"-- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2022]
Year Published: 2022
Description: 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781797202846
1797202847
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Petras, Ross,
SUBJECTS
Human body.
Human physiology.
Human body -- History.