The Face: A Cultural History
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“An ambitious, entertaining survey of human perception.”—The New York Times
“Exuberant… Its historical morsels will stay with you long after you finish.”—The Economist
Award-winning historian Fay Bound-Alberti synthesizes over twenty years of research to offer a sweeping cultural history of our most decisive—and sometimes divisive—body part.
What's in a face? And how much power does it hold?
The Face begins in the historical West, where we learn how humans have interpreted faces and connected...
“Exuberant… Its historical morsels will stay with you long after you finish.”—The Economist
Award-winning historian Fay Bound-Alberti synthesizes over twenty years of research to offer a sweeping cultural history of our most decisive—and sometimes divisive—body part.
What's in a face? And how much power does it hold?
The Face begins in the historical West, where we learn how humans have interpreted faces and connected...






















