A history of the breast / Marilyn Yalom

New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, Inc., 1997. 1st edition. Softcover. Near fine paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 331 pp., illustrations, 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-313) and index. Contents; Introduction: Changing Meanings -- 1. The Sacred Breast: Goddesses, Priestesses, Biblical Women, Saints, and Madonnas -- 2. The Erotic Breast: ""Orbs of Heavenly Frame"" -- 3. The Domestic Breast: A Dutch Interlude -- 4. The Political Breast: Bosoms for the Nation -- 5. The Psychological Breast: Minding the Body -- 6. The Commercialized Breast: From Corsets to Cyber-Sex -- 7. The Medical Breast: Life-Giver and Life-Destroyer -- 8. The Liberated Breast: Politics, Poetry, and Pictures -- 9. The Breast in Crisis. Subjects; Breast Social aspects. Breast in art and literature. Human body.