Touching

The Human Significance of the Skin

By: Ashley Montagu

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Paperback | 13 March 2026 | Edition Number 3

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512 Pages

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With more than 300,000 copies sold, this landmark book is an impressive examination of the importance of touching. "All professionals concerned with human behavior will find something of value. . . . Parents . . . can gain insight into the nurturing needs of infants."--Janet Rhoads, American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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"Dr. Montagu has produced a fascinating analysis...which should be read by all students of human behavior."

" -- Loren Eiseley""Excellent and well-documented."

" -- Psychology Today""The mother and father of all books written on touch."

" -- Dr. Jules Older"

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Preface to the First Edition	p. ix
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xi
Preface to the Third Edition	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
The Mind of the Skin	p. 3
The Womb of Time	p. 47
Breastfeeding	p. 69
Tender, Loving Care	p. 96
The Physiological Effects of Touching	p. 198
Skin and Sex	p. 204
Growth and Development	p. 237
Culture and Contact	p. 292
Touch and Age	p. 393
Envoi	p. 401
Therapeutic Touch	p. 404
The Effects upon the Mother of Removal of the Infant Immediately after Birth	p. 412
References	p. 415
Index	p. 479
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