Reducing bodies: mass culture and the female figure in postwar america
Auteur :
Matelski, Elizabeth M.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781138681668
Date de publication :
26 mai 2017
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
272 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Reducing Bodies: Mass Culture and the Female Figure in Postwar America explores the ways in which women in the years following World War II refashioned their bodies – through reducing diets, exercise, and plastic surgery – and asks what insights these changing beauty standards can offer into gender dynamics in postwar America.