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<p><P>Following on the international success of <i>The Naked Woman</i>, Desmond Morris investigates another intriguing evolutionary success story. <i>The Naked Man </i>is a study of the masculine body from head to toe, examining biological features of the male anatomy in illuminating detail and describing the many ways in which these features have been modified, suppressed, or exagerated by local customs and changes in social fashions. This is the natural history of man, viewing him as a fascinating specimen of a far-from-rare, but nevertheless endangered species. <P><i>The Naked Man </i>is written from a zoologist&#8217;s perspective and packed full of scientific fact, engaging anecdote and thoughtprovoking conclusions, including a controversial chapter examining male sexuality. It is an altogether intriguing read.</p> <h3>Publishers Weekly</h3> <p><P>This follow-up to Morris's 2005 <I>The Naked Woman</I> rambles aimlessly around each part of the male body, beginning with hair and working down to the feet, jumping from evolutionary matters to strange, tangentially related social ones. Discussing the mouth, for instance, Morris begins with the unusually fleshy human lip, proceeds t

Author

Morris, Desmond

Publisher

New York: Thomas Dunne Books

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780312385309

Subjects

Sociology, Gender Studies, Social Science

Rating

3.76 / 5 (178 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14