{"product_id":"the-neck-a-natural-and-cultural-history-9780520393035","title":"The Neck: A Natural and Cultural History","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 300-million-year tour of the prominent role of the neck in animal evolution and human culture.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Humans give a lot of attention to the neck. We decorate it with jewelry and ties, kiss it passionately, and use it to express ourselves in word and song. Yet, at the neck, people have also shackled their prisoners, executed their opponents, and slain their victims. Beyond the drama of human culture, animals have evolved their necks into a staggering variety of shapes and uses vital to their lifestyles. \u003ci\u003eThe Neck\u003c\/i\u003e delves into evolutionary time to solve a living paradox--why is our neck so central to our survival and culture, but so vulnerable to injury and disease? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Biologist Kent Dunlap shows how the neck's vulnerability is not simply an unfortunate quirk of evolution. Its weaknesses are intimately connected to the vessels, pipes, and glands that make it so vital to existence. Fun and far-reaching, \u003ci\u003eThe Neck\u003c\/i\u003e explores the diversity of forms and functions of the neck in humans and other animals and shows how this small anatomical transition zone has been a locus of incredible evolutionary and cultural creativity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKent Dunlap\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Biology at Trinity College, Hartford, where he teaches physiology and anatomy and conducts research on the neurobiology and behavior of fishes (animals without necks!). In the summers, he also makes pottery and sculpts ceramic animals.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51186273157394,"sku":"9780520393035","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_976c25fb-384b-4658-9ee8-a5ad38ecf4ef.jpg?v=1744619839","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-neck-a-natural-and-cultural-history-9780520393035","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}