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The Resource The culture of beauty : [Global viewpoints], Laurie Willis, book editor

The culture of beauty : [Global viewpoints], Laurie Willis, book editor

Label
The culture of beauty : [Global viewpoints]
Title
The culture of beauty
Title remainder
[Global viewpoints]
Statement of responsibility
Laurie Willis, book editor
Contributor
Editor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Member of
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
  • 646.7
  • 391.6
Illustrations
maps
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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Willis, Laurie
Series statement
Global viewpoints
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Beauty, Personal
  • Beauty culture
  • Body image
  • Human body
Label
The culture of beauty : [Global viewpoints], Laurie Willis, book editor
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Chapter 1. Global definitions of beauty -- 1. Throughout history, ideals of beauty have not been universal / Lars Svendsen -- 2. Western ideals of physical beauty / Arthur Marwick -- 3. African standards of beauty / Nakedi Ribane -- 4. Black women use hairstyles to define themselves / Regina Jere-Malanda -- 5. Brazilian women are confident about their beauty / Judy Bachrach -- Chapter 2. Body image -- 1. British women are less happy with their bodies than British men / Barbara Lewis -- 2. African Americans hold unique opinions of the ideal body image / Eric J. Bailey -- 3. In the United States, Latinas are often caught between two standards of beauty / Rosie Molinary -- 4. The Western media influence perceptions of body image / Shari Graydon -- 5. Measuring the ideal female figure / Martin Gruendl -- 6. Worldwide beauty contests / Rosie Goldsmith -- Chapter 3. Enhancing the body -- 1. Men are taking more care to improve their appearances / Lindy Woodhead -- 2. Skin lightening is insulting to black people / Mica Paris -- 3. Some Muslims break with tradition and obtain cosmetic surgery / Ruth Nasrullah -- 4. Ethiopian tribes practice body painting / Hans Silvester -- Chapter 4. Ethnic and religious dress -- 1. Ethnic dress and modern fashion often have a complex relationship / Margaret Maynard -- 2. Indonesian Muslims combine traditional and contemporary fashion / Carla Jones -- 3. Some British Muslims find the Islamic burqa to be abhorrent / Yasmin Alibhai-Brown -- 4. Women in India are intimately connected to their saris / Mukulika Banerjee and Daniel Miller
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
214 pages
Isbn
9780737749304
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2010018201
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
maps
System control number
  • (OCoLC)607477102
  • ocn607477102
  • OCoLC
Label
The culture of beauty : [Global viewpoints], Laurie Willis, book editor
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Chapter 1. Global definitions of beauty -- 1. Throughout history, ideals of beauty have not been universal / Lars Svendsen -- 2. Western ideals of physical beauty / Arthur Marwick -- 3. African standards of beauty / Nakedi Ribane -- 4. Black women use hairstyles to define themselves / Regina Jere-Malanda -- 5. Brazilian women are confident about their beauty / Judy Bachrach -- Chapter 2. Body image -- 1. British women are less happy with their bodies than British men / Barbara Lewis -- 2. African Americans hold unique opinions of the ideal body image / Eric J. Bailey -- 3. In the United States, Latinas are often caught between two standards of beauty / Rosie Molinary -- 4. The Western media influence perceptions of body image / Shari Graydon -- 5. Measuring the ideal female figure / Martin Gruendl -- 6. Worldwide beauty contests / Rosie Goldsmith -- Chapter 3. Enhancing the body -- 1. Men are taking more care to improve their appearances / Lindy Woodhead -- 2. Skin lightening is insulting to black people / Mica Paris -- 3. Some Muslims break with tradition and obtain cosmetic surgery / Ruth Nasrullah -- 4. Ethiopian tribes practice body painting / Hans Silvester -- Chapter 4. Ethnic and religious dress -- 1. Ethnic dress and modern fashion often have a complex relationship / Margaret Maynard -- 2. Indonesian Muslims combine traditional and contemporary fashion / Carla Jones -- 3. Some British Muslims find the Islamic burqa to be abhorrent / Yasmin Alibhai-Brown -- 4. Women in India are intimately connected to their saris / Mukulika Banerjee and Daniel Miller
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
214 pages
Isbn
9780737749304
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2010018201
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
maps
System control number
  • (OCoLC)607477102
  • ocn607477102
  • OCoLC

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