Reviews
Even when narrowing the exploration of the history of customs to a specific theme, it feels incredibly vast and overwhelming. The comprehensive references and the obsessively detailed annotations are also remarkable.
Seeing that Eduard Fuchs, the author of Kkachi Publishing’s *History of Customs*, and Hans Peter Dür, the author of the *Myth of Civilizing Process* series including this book, are German, I feel envious as it seems to offer a glimpse into Germany’s open and free academic research environment.
It's fun. I feel a bit self-conscious reading it on the subway, but it is definitely a clever and entertaining book.
Hans Peter Dürer: erotic breasts
A Cultural History of the Breast Transcending Civilization: *Erotic Breasts*. This book examines the cultural history of the female body and breasts, which possess sexual allure. It addresses how European society has increasingly severely restricted the expression of sexual attractiveness through the female body over the past two thousand years, and why the sexual commodification of the female body was less prevalent in traditional societies outside of Europe than in Europe. In doing so, it focuses on the essence of the female upper body—specifically, the expression of attractiveness through the breasts. The book explores the cultural history of breasts through various topics directly related to women's daily lives, such as the history of corsets and bras, topless fashion, and standards of beautiful breasts. Furthermore, it demonstrates through diverse examples that shame and eroticism regarding breasts actually have nothing to do with covering the upper body, and details how the ideal of the breast has evolved across different eras and cultures.
Korean title: 에로틱한 가슴
Korean author: 한스 페터 뒤르
Korean publisher: 한길사
ISBN-13: 9788935656387
Reviews
Even when narrowing the exploration of the history of customs to a specific theme, it feels incredibly vast and overwhelming. The comprehensive references and the obsessively detailed annotations are also remarkable.
Seeing that Eduard Fuchs, the author of Kkachi Publishing’s *History of Customs*, and Hans Peter Dür, the author of the *Myth of Civilizing Process* series including this book, are German, I feel envious as it seems to offer a glimpse into Germany’s open and free academic research environment.
It's fun. I feel a bit self-conscious reading it on the subway, but it is definitely a clever and entertaining book.
