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Monstrosity The Human Monster in Visual Culture

Hardback (30 Jun 2013)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This title investigates the appearance of the human monster in Western culture, both historically and in our contemporary society. it argues that images of real (rather than fictional) human monsters help us both to identify and to interrogate constitutes normality; we construct what is acceptable in humanity by depicting what is not quite acceptable.

About the Publisher

I.B. Tauris

I.B.Tauris has long been recognised as one of the leading publishers on the Middle East and the Islamic World and has a major presence in Classics and Ancient History, History, Geography and Social Sciences, Politics and International Relations, Philosophy, Religion, Film and Visual Culture, and Fine Art including the internationally recognised Fine Art imprint Philip Wilson Publishers. We also publish the popular Tauris Parke Paperbacks imprint specialising in history, travel and biography.

Book information

ISBN: 9781780763354
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Pub date:
DEWEY: 302.5
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: ix, 214
Weight: 499g
Height: 216mm
Width: 134mm
Spine width: 18mm