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Ladies and gents : public toilets and gender /

Public toilets provide a unique opportunity for interrogating how conventional assumptions about the body, sexuality, privacy, and technology are formed in public spaces and inscribed through design across cultures. This collection of original essays from international scholars is the first to explo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gershenson, Olga, 1969- (Editor ), Penner, Barbara, 1970- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Public toilets provide a unique opportunity for interrogating how conventional assumptions about the body, sexuality, privacy, and technology are formed in public spaces and inscribed through design across cultures. This collection of original essays from international scholars is the first to explore the cultural meanings, histories, and ideologies of public toilets as gendered spaces. Ladies and Gents consists of two sets of essays. The first, ""Potty Politics: Toilets, Gender and Identity, "" establishes the importance of accessible, secure public toilets to the creat.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 250 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781592139415
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