The beauty industry : gender, culture, pleasure /

In this fascinating and nuanced study, Paula Black strips away many popular assumptions about the beauty industry, including the one that says it exploits people's insecurity by projecting an illusory beauty myth.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Black, Paula, 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) > Great Britain.
Beauty, Personal > Great Britain.
Beauty culture > Great Britain.
Human body > Social aspects.
Beauty shops > Great Britain.
Cosmetics industry.
Mind and body.
Beauté féminine (Esthétique) > Grande-Bretagne.
Beauté corporelle > Grande-Bretagne.
Soins de beauté > Grande-Bretagne.
Corps humain > Aspect social.
Instituts de beauté > Grande-Bretagne.
Cosmétiques > Industrie.
Esprit et corps.
REFERENCE.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Beauty & Grooming.
Beauty culture.
Beauty, Personal.
Beauty shops.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
Cosmetica-industrie.
Schoonheidsverzorging.
Vrouwen.
Sociologische aspecten.
Great Britain.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:In this fascinating and nuanced study, Paula Black strips away many popular assumptions about the beauty industry, including the one that says it exploits people's insecurity by projecting an illusory beauty myth.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 214 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index.
ISBN:0203097645
9780203097649
9780415321587
0415321581
9780415321570
0415321573
1280076968
9781280076961
1134356412
9781134356416
1134356404
9781134356409

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