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02752aam a2200373Ii 4500 001 56730F00C19D11EEA89D2B6520ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240202013317 008 230925t20242023njua b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2023933594 020 $a 0691254753 020 $a 9780691254753 035 $a (OCoLC)1401160087 040 $a TOH $b eng $c TOH $d OCLCQ $e rda $d HQC $d OCLCO $d SILO 100 1 $a Viney, William, $e author. 245 10 $a Twinkind : $b the singular significance of twins / $c William Viney ; foreword by George Viney. 264 1 $a Princeton, New Jersey : $b Princeton University Press $c 2024. 300 $a 223 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 25 cm 500 $a "First published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by Thames & Hudson Ltd" -- colophon. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-220) and index. 520 $a "Twins have captivated the imagination for centuries, occupying a unique place in our cultural and scientific history. Twinkind looks at twins in myth and legend; anatomy, sociology, and genetics; and as sources of spectacle, entertainment, and community. Drawing on hundreds of striking and sometimes haunting illustrations, William Viney examines depictions of twins as protagonists in creation stories ranging from Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca in Aztec mythology to Artemis and Apollo in Greek legend. He describes how twins have featured prominently in scientific research across the centuries, but especially in the work of Francis Galton, whose study of twins on the behavioral question of heredity versus environment gave rise to the pseudoscience of eugenics in the late nineteenth century. Viney explores the representation of twins in art, photography, and film--from the works of Roger Ballen to the cinema of Stanley Kubrick--and delves into the darker meanings ascribed to twins across the millennia. A visual journey like no other, this book sheds critical light on the competing visions of twins around the world and throughout history, showing how the lived experience of twinkind has elicited profound attraction and respect, but also puzzlement, fear, and fascination" -- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Twins. 650 0 $a Twins $x History. 650 0 $a Twins $v Pictorial works. 650 7 $a SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics. $2 bisacsh 655 7 $a Illustrated works. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Ouvrages illustreÌs. $2 rvmgf $0 (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000523 700 1 $a Viney, George, $e writer of foreword. 941 $a 3 952 $l FYPI314 $d 20240502012015.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20240210010135.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20240202013801.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=56730F00C19D11EEA89D2B6520ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b C@VInitiate Another SILO Locator Search