圖書標籤: 乳房 社會學 Journalism history 身體 英文原版 胸部 生理學
发表于2024-09-19
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*Starred Review* In her exceptional history, science journalist Williams does more to enlighten us on the virtues of, workings of, and perils to women’s breasts than anyone ever has before, notwithstanding the efforts of the three H’s: Hooters, Hefner, and Hughes (Howard, inventor of the cantilever bra). And she does it with smarts, sass, and intent. Her book can be characterized as an exposé because it unveils the scandalously scanty amount of research devoted to those that define the very essence of the human race. To be sure, Williams covers all the cultural and anthropological information that the mostly male scientific—and not-so-scientific—community has gathered about what is euphemistically referred to as second base. And she goes much further, elucidating the primary purpose of the female breast and how breasts alter at each stage of a woman’s life, then venturing into breast enlargements, the chemistry of breast milk, how breasts are evolving, and how little we know about the effects of environmental toxins and the rise in breast cancer. Meant to nurture the next generation for life on planet earth, breasts are also humanity’s first responders to environmental changes. And what have modern-day chemical exposures wrought? The answers to this question and many more are found in Williams’ remarkably informative and compelling work of discovery. --Donna Chavez
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“Florence Williams's double-D talents as a reporter and writer lift this book high above the genre and separate it from the ranks of ordinary science writing. Breasts is illuminating, surprising, clever, important. Williams is an author to savor and look forward to.” (Mary Roach )
“Be brave, buy this book, and withstand the giggles and sniggers of your friends. For here is a wonderful history, stretching across hundreds of millions of years, of an astonishingly complex part of the human body. Williams weaves together research on nutrition, cancer, psychology, and even structural engineering to create a fascinating portrait of the breast: that singular gland that gave us, as mammals, our very name.” (Carl Zimmer, author of Parasite Rex and Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea )
“A wonderful and entertaining tour through the evolution, biology and cultural aspects of the organ that defines us as mammals!” (Susan Love, M.D., M.B.A., President of Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation )
“In her comprehensive 'environmental history' of the only human body part without its own medical specialty,…Williams focuses on the importance of understanding breasts as more than sex objects…Williams puts hard data and personal history together with humor, creating an evenhanded cautionary tale that will both amuse and appall.” (Publishers Weekly )
“Starred Review. ...exceptional history... with smarts, sass, and intent.... Meant to nurture the next generation for life on planet Earth, breasts are also humanity’s first responders to environmental changes. And what have modern-day chemical exposures wrought? The answers to this question and many more are found in Williams’ remarkably informative and compelling work of discovery.” (Booklist )
Florence Williams is a contributing editor at ‘Outside’ magazine, and her articles and essays have been widely anthologized. ‘Breasts’ was named a finalist for the 2011 Columbia/Nieman Lukas Work-in-Progress Award. Williams lives in Boulder, Colorado.
以曆史的角度來談關於乳房的各種話題,當然是以疾病、早熟、環境汙染等問題為主啦。看完隻記住瞭幾個要點:1.我們已被汙染,並通過乳汁汙染下一代。2.女性早熟者女性疾病發病率高,飲食要清淡。3.男性受汙染嚴重也會得乳癌
評分前半部比較有趣, 後半太重複瞭
評分以曆史的角度來談關於乳房的各種話題,當然是以疾病、早熟、環境汙染等問題為主啦。看完隻記住瞭幾個要點:1.我們已被汙染,並通過乳汁汙染下一代。2.女性早熟者女性疾病發病率高,飲食要清淡。3.男性受汙染嚴重也會得乳癌
評分Modern medicine focuses more on ‘proven’ relationship between diseases and causes, while the book links potential threats to humans, particularly females and their offspring through lactating, with modern lifestyles and ‘improvements’ of living conditions. It also dives into future options with progresses in sciences. #Thanks to Shanghai Library
評分以曆史的角度來談關於乳房的各種話題,當然是以疾病、早熟、環境汙染等問題為主啦。看完隻記住瞭幾個要點:1.我們已被汙染,並通過乳汁汙染下一代。2.女性早熟者女性疾病發病率高,飲食要清淡。3.男性受汙染嚴重也會得乳癌
这是本科普类书籍,内容丰富、语言平实,完全意识不到这是译本,很好理解。推荐~ 读这本书,我时常会震惊和怀疑。乳房真的那么脆弱,有那么多有毒物质侵入吗?作者用一个个数据、一个个实验确定地回答我:是的,环境对你身体的影响远比你想象的要大很多。我们对于乳房的了解进...
評分美国科普记者弗洛伦斯•威廉姆斯写了本书,叫做《乳房》,副标题是“一段自然与非自然的历史”。2012~2013年先后拿了“纽约时报好书奖”等几个奖项。 我原本以为此书类似玛丽莲•亚隆的文化人类学著作。乳房的演进隐藏着的文化寓意?西方艺术史对乳房的描绘如何折射时代观...
評分2008年1月,一名45岁的美国退伍海军士兵不小心撞到了自己的胸部,却感觉不太对劲。“我想一定是在打篮球时吃了拐子。”在妻子的督促下,他去医院挂号检查,却诊断出了第三期乳腺癌,癌细胞已经扩散到了淋巴组织。 过去十年,美国每年约有20万例乳腺癌病例确诊,4万人因此去世...
評分 評分非诗意的乳房保卫战 关于乳房,历史上有过太多诗意的描述,比如法国作家勒南为所罗门宫廷舞女所写的“你的乳房就像一只圆圆的酒杯/盛满香气四溢的美酒”,或是民间流传的“乳房就像黎明的月亮”,乃至哲学家吕克•南希所思考的“乳房无所等待,无所许诺,无所交换……乳房的...
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