Beauty unlimitededited by Peg Zeglin Brand ; foreword by Carolyn Korsmeyer.
Beauty unlimitededited by Peg Zeglin Brand ; foreword by Carolyn Korsmeyer.
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, (c)2012.
- 1 online resource (pages cm.)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Emphasizing the human body in all of its forms, Beauty Unlimited expands the boundaries of what is meant by beauty both geographically and aesthetically. Peg Zeglin Brand and an international group of contributors interrogate the body and the meaning of physical beauty in this multidisciplinary volume. This striking and provocative 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 concep
9780253006530
Beauty, Personal.
Human body--Social aspects.
Body image.
Electronic Books.
GT499 / .B438 2012
Includes bibliographies and index.
Emphasizing the human body in all of its forms, Beauty Unlimited expands the boundaries of what is meant by beauty both geographically and aesthetically. Peg Zeglin Brand and an international group of contributors interrogate the body and the meaning of physical beauty in this multidisciplinary volume. This striking and provocative 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 concep
9780253006530
Beauty, Personal.
Human body--Social aspects.
Body image.
Electronic Books.
GT499 / .B438 2012