Severed

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A serious and seriously entertaining exploration of the dark and varied obsessions that the 'civilized West' has had with decapitated heads and skulls.



Our history is littered with heads. Over the centuries, they have decorated our churches, festooned our city walls and filled our museums; they have been props for artists and specimens for laboratory scientists, trophies for soldiers and items of barter. Today, as videos of decapitations circulate online and cryonicists promise that our heads may one day live on without our bodies, the severed head is as contentious and compelling as ever. From shrunken heads to trophies of war; from memento mori to Damien Hirst's With Dead Head; from grave-robbing phrenologists to enterprising scientists, Larson explores the bizarre, often gruesome and confounding history of the severed head. Its story is our story.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 01 oktober 2015

Aantal pagina's: 317

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Frances Larson

Hoofduitgeverij: Granta Books

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 129 mm

Product hoogte: 27 mm

Product lengte: 198 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 119 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 29 mm

Verpakking lengte: 193 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 554 g

EAN: 9781783780563

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