The Curious Human Knee / / Han Yu.
Where would we be without the knee? This down-to-earth joint connecting the thigh and the lower leg doesn’t receive the attention it deserves. Yet, as The Curious Human Knee reveals, it is crucial to countless facets of science, medicine, culture, and history—and even what makes us human.Science wri...
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Yu, Han, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Curious Human Knee / Han Yu. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2023] ©2023 1 online resource : 25 figures text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1 Knees Before the Brain -- 2 Confused Anatomy -- 3 Bare Knees, Dicey Power -- 4 The Weaker Sex? -- 5 To Kneel, or Not to Kneel -- 6 Treatment, or Placebo -- 7 The Hurtful Knee -- 8 Race and Money -- 9 Last Words -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Where would we be without the knee? This down-to-earth joint connecting the thigh and the lower leg doesn’t receive the attention it deserves. Yet, as The Curious Human Knee reveals, it is crucial to countless facets of science, medicine, culture, and history—and even what makes us human.Science writer Han Yu provides an informative, surprising, and entertaining exploration of the human knee across time and place. She begins with our earliest ancestors, emphasizing that walking upright separates us from the apes and bipedal knees appeared long before big brains and sophisticated tools. Yu considers the intricate anatomy of the knee, its evolutionary history, and the complexity of treating knee pain, including her own. She examines why women’s knees might be more prone to damage than men’s and addresses the roles of race and class in ailments such as osteoarthritis. The book gets knee-deep into an astonishing range of topics—fashion from flappers to miniskirts and ripped jeans, cultural practices spanning Japanese knee walking and Thai boxing. Yu reflects on the symbolic power of kneeling from the imperial court in China to the football field in the United States and shows why the knee figures into so many social and political phenomena.Distilling a vast amount of research in a style that is engaging, conversational, and even personal and witty, this book opens readers’ eyes to the complexity and significance of the humble knee. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Aug 2023) Knee Aging. Knee Anatomy. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023 9783110749670 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English 9783111319292 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 9783111318912 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Medicine and Life Sciences 2023 English 9783111319216 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Medicine and Life Sciences 2023 9783111318615 ZDB-23-DPM Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UIUC Life Sciences 2023 eBook package 9783111236117 print 9780231207027 https://doi.org/10.7312/yu--20702 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231556774 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231556774/original |
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