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Tarzibachi Eugenia <1979-> |
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Menstrual bodies and gender : the transnational business of menstruation from Latin America / Eugenia Tarzibachi |
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Singapore, : Springer, [2022] |
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©2022 |
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ISBN |
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9789811929960 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (164 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Menstruation - Social aspects |
Feminine hygiene products industry |
Menstruation |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- 1: Putting Your Body into It -- Retrospective View -- Menstruation and Femininity -- Global Flows: The Femcare Industry -- References -- 2: Menstruating, Doing Gender -- A Women's Thing? -- Shame and the Technologies of Gender -- Technologies of Menstruation Denial -- References -- 3: Advertising "Feminine Protectors:" From Hygiene to Women's Liberation -- The First Moment: Sanitizing a Dirty Body -- The Second Moment: Setting Women Free from Their Menstrual Body -- References -- 4: "Becoming a Young Lady:" The First Period as a Mark of Gender -- Learn to Be a Woman! -- It's Natural, It's a Women's Thing -- References -- 5: The First Person: From "Rags" to Pads and Tampons -- Disposable Pads Were a Great Relief -- Tampons Were Total Liberation -- References -- 6: Conclusion: Overdue Policies on the Menstrual Cycle and Final Remarks -- Economic Agenda -- Educational and Health Agenda -- Policies Related to the Environment -- Policies Related to Public Spaces -- Policies Related to Work -- The Private Sector -- Index. |
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