2008, ISBN: 9780472065974

New York, etc.: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1989. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo, black cloth over ochre boards with gold-stamped lettering on spine and gold lozenge … More...

New York, etc.: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1989. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo, black cloth over ochre boards with gold-stamped lettering on spine and gold lozenge on cover, Mylar-protected dust jacket (unclipped) with Cachina motif illustrated by Peter Thorpe, [xiv] + 239 pages. An Exceptional copy internally and externally. New York Times Bestselling Author Tony Hillerman (1925-2008) was born in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma, and grew up with Pottawatomie children. After graduating from high school, he served as a private in the Army with the 103rd Infantry during World War II, where--for valor--he was awarded a Purple Heart as well as Silver Star and Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Clusters. During his convalescence, he became closely involved with Navajo Marines on their reservation. His connection with the Navaho Nation, Hopis, and Zunis would become a life-long commitment. Thereafter, he graduated from the University of Oklahoma, married, and began working as a police reporter and writer covering Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico,. After doing graduate studies at the university of New Mexico, he joined the UNM journalism faculty and began writing his highly esteemed and widely read series of mysteries set in the Southwest. Though Hillerman had a distinctive voice, he cheerfully acknowledged early writing debts to Australian author Arthur W. Upfield, who wrote mysteries set in the Outback involving aborigines, as well as Eric Ambler, Graham Greene, and Raymond Chandler. For his extraordinary knowledge of Native Americans, and superbly-written mysteries, he has been honored with the Mystery Writers of America's Grandmaster Award, and the Navajo Nation's Special Friend of Dineh Award. Overall, Hillerman wrote more than 30 books with 18 in his Navajo series., Harper & Row, Publishers, 1989, 5, Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1996. 6" wide by 9" tall. Trade paperback. As New condition. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp, obviously never read. From the rear cover: "THE MALE BODY: FEATURES, DESTINIES, EXPOSURES serves as an indispensable and fascinating source of knowledge about the male sex at a time when media attention to manhood has increased and when studies of masculinity have become a significant part of the academic curriculum as well as a popular topic of academic research. Subjects include the historical sources of the American body, adolescent and midlife bodies, bodybuilding, the bodies of popular icons such as rock stars and athletes, AIDS, the black body, and the variety of sexual identities endorsed and disdained by our culture… [This] volume gathers together a remarkable range of voices and perspectives on an always-timely topic. The collection begins with essays by Margaret Atwood and John Updike that define the precarious situation of manhood at the end of this millennium and concludes with Susan Bordo's essay examining the discourse of 'manhood' in best-selling books, film, advertising, and political commentary. The book's contributors argue that the male body is not just an anatomical fact but a cultural sign or site that people seek to construct, deconstruct, and reconstruct to fit their values. How this process of shaping occurs can be observed in Joyce Carol Oates's story about a frightened girl and a nude photograph, in Cathy Song's regretful poem about vasectomy, in Philip Lopate's self-portrait as he regards and evaluates the parts of his body, in Margaret Morganroth Gullette's polemical report on the commercial exploitation of midlife bodies, in Rudolf Arnheim's admiring description of an ancient Greek statue that preserves 'a god's perfection.' The anthology also brings examples from 'body history' to bear on the present day: for instance, David R. Slavitt's new translation of Ovid's tale of Narcissus and sociologist Michael S. Kimmel's study of the obsession with physical vitality at the turn of this century both resonate with unsettling immediacy in the context of the values, issues, and obsessions of our own postmodern era. Work and play, anxiety and self-confidence, youth and aging, health and sickness -- all of these contesting conditions are examined in the course of this rich collection of materials. General readers and specialists alike will find abundant new information and insights, and much to argue with as well as much to agree with, in the contents of this engrossing volume.". Second Printing of the 1994 original. Soft Cover. Publisher's pictorial wraps. 310pp., The University of Michigan Press, 1996, 0<

ISBN: 9780472065974

University of Michigan Press. Paperback. VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clea… More...

University of Michigan Press. Paperback. VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s)., University of Michigan Press, 3<