The Perfectible Body: The Western Ideal of Male Physical Development

By Kenneth R. Dutton

In many cultures, physical perfection is a contradiction in terms; the physical--the realm of the body--is, by definition, thought of as imperfect. Yet in Western cultures, the pervasive tradition in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826407870
• ISBN13: 9780826407870
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Respect my body

The Perfectible Body truly made me accept myself for the body I was given. The book made me aware that there really is no perfect body.