Nature, Man,& Woman
by Alan Watts
Nature, Man and Woman is a book by Alan Watts first published in 1958, by Pantheon in New York and by Thames and Hudson in London. Watts argues that people are part of nature, not set apart from it, and treats love and sexuality as a way back to that unity.
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- 2
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- Thames and Hudson, 1958
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- Thames and Hudson, 1958
The first edition of Nature, Man,& Woman by Alan Watts was published in London by Thames and Hudson in 1958. We track 2 editions.
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- 19 on Open Library, 13 in English
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Who published the first edition of Nature, Man,& Woman?
The first edition of Nature, Man,& Woman by Alan Watts was published in London by Thames and Hudson in 1958.
How many editions of Nature, Man,& Woman are there?
We track 2 editions of Nature, Man,& Woman, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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- Nature, Man and Woman, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- Nature, Man and Woman by Alan W. Watts, Lopez Books (lopezbooks.com)
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