| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 427 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Revising the concept of beauty : laying the groundwork -- Standards of beauty -- The body in performance -- Beauty and the state |
| Summary |
Emphasizing the human body in all of its forms, this book expands the boundaries of what is meant by beauty both geographically and aesthetically. An international group of contributors interrogate the body and the meaning of physical beauty in this multidisciplinary volume. The book explores the history of bodily beautification; the physicality of socially or culturally determined choices of beautification; the interplay of gender, race, class, age, sexuality, and ethnicity within and on the body; and the aesthetic meaning of the concept of beauty |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Beauty, Personal.
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Human body -- Social aspects.
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Body image.
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Body Image
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Aesthetics.
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Beauty, Personal
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Body image
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Human body -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brand, Peggy Zeglin, editor.
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| LC no. |
2012023025 |
| ISBN |
0253006538 |
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9780253006530 |
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