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Discerning characters : the culture of appearance in early America /
In this wide-ranging study of the intersections between visual and literary culture, Christopher J. Lukasik demonstrates how late 18th-century physiognomy transformed the relationship of facial characteristics to social distinction in early American culture.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
©2011.
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| Colección: | Early American studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this wide-ranging study of the intersections between visual and literary culture, Christopher J. Lukasik demonstrates how late 18th-century physiognomy transformed the relationship of facial characteristics to social distinction in early American culture. |
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| Notas: | OldControl:muse9780812205930. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 319 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-309) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780812205930 0812205936 0812242874 9780812242874 9781283897648 1283897644 |