The Naked Woman A Study of the Female Body by Des

Cover Page......Page 1 ALSO BY DESMOND MORRIS......Page 2 Title: THE NAKED WOMAN: A Study of the Female Body......Page 3 ISBN 9780312338534......Page 4 CONTENTS......Page 5 PICTURE CREDITS......Page 7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 8 INTRODUCTION......Page 9 1. THE EVOLUTION......Page 13 2. THE HAIR......Page 17 3. THE BROW......Page 34 4. THE EARS......Page 47 5. THE EYES......Page 57 6. THE NOSE......Page 73 7. THE CHEEKS......Page 83 8. THE LIPS......Page 91 9. THE MOUTH......Page 105 10. THE NECK......Page 114 11. THE SHOULDERS......Page 122 12. THE ARMS......Page 129 13. THE HANDS......Page 138 14. THE BREASTS......Page 154 15. THE WAIST......Page 172 16. THE HIPS......Page 181 17. THE BELLY......Page 186 18. THE BACK......Page 196 9. THE PUBIC HAIR......Page 204 20. THE GENITALS......Page 215 21. THE BUTTOCKS......Page 232 22. THE LEGS......Page 246 23. THE FEET......Page 260 REFERENCES......Page 269 INDEX......Page 279 HAIR......Page 289 EYEBROWS......Page 292 EARS......Page 294 EYES......Page 295 NOSE......Page 297 CHEEKS......Page 298 LIPS......Page 299 MOUTH......Page 302 NECK......Page 303 SHOULDERS......Page 304 ARMS......Page 305 HANDS......Page 306 BREASTS......Page 308 WAIST......Page 310 HIPS......Page 311 BELLY......Page 312 BACK......Page 313 PUBICK HAIR......Page 315 BUTTOCKS......Page 316 LEGS......Page 318 FEET......Page 319 BACK COVER PAGE......Page 321 Internationally bestselling author and world-famous human behaviorist Desmond Morris turns his attention to the female form, taking the reader on a guided tour of the female body from head to toe. Highlighting the evolutionary functions of various physiological traits, Morris's study explores the various forms of enhancement and constraint that human societies have developed in the quest for the perfect female form. This is very much vintage Desmond Morris, delivered in his trademark voice: direct, clear, focused, and communicating what is often complex detail in simple language. In THE NAKED WOMAN, Desmond builds on his unrivalled experience as an observer of the human animal while tackling one of his most fascinating and challenging subjects to date. -- Publisher description

Internationally bestselling author and world-famous human behaviorist Desmond Morris turns his attention to the female form, taking the reader on a guided tour of the female body from head to toe. Highlighting the evolutionary functions of various physiological traits, Morris's study explores the various forms of enhancement and constraint that human societies have developed in the quest for the perfect female form. This is very much vintage Desmond Morris, delivered in his trademark voice: direct, clear, focused, and communicating what is often complex detail in simple language. In THE NAKED WOMAN, Desmond builds on his unrivalled experience as an observer of the human animal while tackling one of his most fascinating and challenging subjects to date.

"In this new study, people-watcher Desmond Morris turns his skill and attention to the female form and takes the reader on a guided tour from head to toe. Highlighting the evolutionary functions of biological features that all women share, Morris explores the enhancements and constraints that human societies have developed in the quest for control and perfection of the female body. Written from a zoologist's perspective and packed full of scientific fact, fascinating accounts, and thought-provoking conclusions, The Naked Woman builds on Desmond Morris's experience as an observer of the human animal."--Jacket A tour of the female body by the best-selling behaviorist author of Manwatching places a particular emphasis on the evolutionary functions of various physiological traits, in a volume that also addresses societal perceptions of the ideal female form. 15,000 first printing. To the zoologist, human beings are tailless apes with very large brains.