| Feminist Perspectives on the Body Contributor(s): Brook, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 113815847X ISBN-13: 9781138158474 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Beauty & Grooming - General - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
| Dewey: 391.608 |
| Series: Feminist Perspectives |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.84 lbs) 198 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Feminist Perspectives on the Body provides an accessible introduction to this extremely popular new area and is aimed at students from a variety of disciplines who are interested in gaining an understanding of the key issues involved. The author explores many important topics including: the Western world's construction of the body as a theoretical, philosophical and political concept; the body and reproduction; medicalisation; cosmetic surgery and eating disorders; the body in performance; the private and the public body; working bodies and new ways of thinking about the body. |