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Autore |
Miller William Ian <1946-> |
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Titolo |
The anatomy of disgust / / William Ian Miller |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1997 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 320 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [300]-313) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue 1. Darwin's Disgust 2. Disgust and Its Neighbors 3. Thick, Greasy Life 4. The Senses 5. Orifices and Bodily Wastes 6. Fair Is Foul, and Foul Is Fair 7. Warriors, Saints, and Delicacy 8. The Moral Life of Disgust 9. Mutual Contempt and Democracy 10. Orwell's Sense of Smell Notes Works Cited Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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William Miller embarks on an alluring journey into the world of disgust, showing how it brings order and meaning to our lives even as it horrifies and revolts us. |
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