{"product_id":"9781836390039","title":"A Brief History of Nakedness","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Carr-Gomm, Philip\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSocial \u0026amp; cultural history\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 1 January 2025 by REAKTION BOOKS in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 288 pages, 153 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e198 x 131 x 26 | 258g\u003cp\u003eNow in B-format paperback, A Brief History of Nakedness traces our preoccupation with nudity in religion, politics and popular culture. Rather than study the history of the fine-art nude, for example, this book explores new territory – revealing the ways in which religious teachers, politicians, protestors and cultural icons have used nudity to enlighten or empower themselves, or simply to entertain us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the naked sages of India and St Francis of Assisi to modern-day druids and Christian nudists, from The Full Monty and Calendar Girls to Lady Godiva and Lady Gaga, A Brief History of Nakedness surveys the touching, sometimes tragic, and often bizarre story of our relationship with our own and with others’ naked bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carr-Gomm, Philip","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51487985696952,"sku":"9781836390039","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781836390039.jpg?v=1751385188","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781836390039","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}