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Beauty and misogyny : harmful cultural practices in the West
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- ISBN: 0415351820 (pbk)
- ISBN: 0415351839
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Physical Description:
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viii, 206 p. ; 23 cm. - Publisher: London : Routledge, 2005.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-194) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The 'grip of culture on the body': beauty practices as women's agency or women's subordination -- Harmful beauty practices and western culture -- Transfemininity: 'Dressed' men reveal the naked reality of male power -- Pornochic: prostitution constructs beauty. Chapter 5. Fashion and Misogyny -- Making up is hard to do -- Men's foot and shoe fetishism and the disabling of women -- Cutting Up Women: beauty practices as self-mutilation by proxy -- Conclusion: A culture of resistance. |
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| Subject: | Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) Body, Human -- Social aspects Women -- Social life and customs Women -- Health and hygiene Women in popular culture Misogyny |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Selkirk College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Castlegar Campus Library | HQ 1219 J44 2005 (Text)
Copy: c. 1
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B001208784 | General | Volume hold | Available | - |
