Of Beasts and Beauty : Gender, Race, and Identity in Colombia /

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The author presents a detailed investigation of the concept of beauty in Colombia -- its cultural and political origins, its expression through fashion and pageants, and its effect on the people of a country plagued by violence, inequality, and corruption.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Stanfield, Michael Edward, 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2013]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Women.
Social conditions.
Politics and government.
Nationalism.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
Beauty contests.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Nationalisme > Colombie > Histoire.
Femmes > Colombie > Histoire.
Concours de beaute > Colombie > Histoire.
Beaute feminine (Esthetique) > Colombie > Histoire.
Nationalism > Colombia > History.
Women > Colombia > History.
Beauty contests > Colombia > History.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) > Colombia > History.
Colombia.
Colombie > Politique et gouvernement.
Colombie > Conditions sociales.
Colombie > Histoire > 1810-
Colombia > Politics and government.
Colombia > Social conditions.
Colombia > History > 1810-
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The author presents a detailed investigation of the concept of beauty in Colombia -- its cultural and political origins, its expression through fashion and pageants, and its effect on the people of a country plagued by violence, inequality, and corruption.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (292 pages).
ISBN:9780292745599

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