1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463890603321

Titolo

Beauty unlimited [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Peg Zeglin Brand ; foreword by Carolyn Korsmeyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2012

ISBN

1-283-88946-3

0-253-00653-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (446 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrandPeggy Zeglin

Disciplina

306.4

Soggetti

Beauty, Personal

Human body - Social aspects

Body image

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Revising the concept of beauty : laying the groundwork -- pt. 2. Standards of beauty -- pt. 3. The body in performance -- pt. 4. Beauty and the state.

Sommario/riassunto

Emphasizing the human body in all of its forms, Beauty Unlimited expands the boundaries of what is meant by beauty both geographically and aesthetically. Peg Zeglin Brand and an international group of contributors interrogate the body and the meaning of physical beauty in this multidisciplinary volume. This striking and provocative book explores the history of bodily beautification; the physicality of socially or culturally determined choices of beautification; the interplay of gender, race, class, age, sexuality, and ethnicity within and on the body; and the aesthetic meaning of the concep



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910690612703321

Titolo

Defense acquisition : historical insights into Navy ship leasing : statement of James F. Wiggins, Associate Director, Defense Acquisitions Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division, before the Subcommittee on Seapower, Committee on Arm

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia