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UNINA9910973072103321 |
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Autore |
Lee Janet <1954-, > |
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Blood stories : menarche and the politics of the female body in contemporary U.S. society / / Janet Lee and Jennifer Sasser-Coen |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-315-86581-5 |
1-317-95883-7 |
1-317-95882-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (214 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Sasser-CoenJennifer <1966-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Menarche |
Menstruation |
Human body - Social aspects |
Human body - Political aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 1996 by Routledge. |
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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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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Menarche and Body Politics; 1 Bodies and Blood; 2 Women Re-membering Firstblood; 3 Contamination and Concealment; 4 (Hetero)Sexualization; 5 Intricate Relationships; 6 Older Women's Bodily Histories; Conclusion: Consciousness and Resistance; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Blood Stories focuses on menarche as a central aspect of body politics in contemporary US society, emphasizing that women are integrated into the social and sexual order through the body. Using oral and written narratives of 104 diverse women, the authors address the central question of how menarche as a bodily event signifying womanhood takes on cultural significance in a society that devalues women. Exploring issues of contamination and concealment and the sexualization of women's bodies that occurs at menarche, the authors emphasize how the politics of gender are negotiated on/through women's bodies. |
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