About this title: This collection of classic essays in feminist body studies investigates the history of the image of the female body; from the medical 'discovery' of the clitoris, to the 'body politic' of Queen Elizabeth I, to women deprecated as 'Hottentot Venuses' in the nineteenth century. The text look at the way in which coverings bear cultural meaning: clothing reform during the French Revolution, Islamic veiling, and the invention of the top hat; as well as the embodiment of cherished cultural values in social icons such as the Statue of Liberty or the Barbie doll. By considering culture as it defines ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780198731917ISBN:0198731914
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 216x138 mm. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (510) feminism and the body presents classic texts in feminist body studies. intended for undergraduate and graduate students, the volume touches on the medical history of sexual differences, the political history of the body, the history of clothing and its cultural meanings, symbolic renderings of the body, male bodies, and the body in colonial and cross-cultural contexts. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2000-08-24
ISBN-13:9780198731917ISBN:0198731914
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Edition: Second
Binding: paper
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Great Britain
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780198731917ISBN:0198731914
Description: B&W Photos. Good+, no DJ. Textbook, 500, Two creases to spine; book falls open to those spots. Some minor edge/corner wear. 16 classic essays of feminist thought from leading authors in the field, compiled by Londa Schiebinger (Professor of History of Science, Pennsylvania State University. ) read more
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