Feminist Perspectives on the Body Contributor(s): Brook, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0582356393 ISBN-13: 9780582356399 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $63.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1999 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Beauty & Grooming - General - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
Dewey: 391.608 |
LCCN: 98-52841 |
Series: Feminist Perspectives Series |
Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.52 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. |