Body work [[electronic resource] ] : beauty and self-image in American culture / / Debra L. Gimlin |
Autore | Gimlin Debra L. <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (182 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.4 |
Soggetto topico |
Beauty, Personal - Social aspects - United States
Beauty culture - Social aspects - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
9786612758911
1-59734-506-7 1-282-75891-8 0-520-92686-2 |
Classificazione | LC 14610 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Body Work as Self Work -- 1. The Hair Salon: Social Class, Power, and Ideal Beauty -- 2. Aerobics: Neutralizing the Body and Renegotiating the Self -- 3. Cosmetic Surgery: Paying for Your Beauty -- 4. NAAFA: Reinterpreting the Fat Body -- Conclusion: The Body, Oppression, and Resistance -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450022103321 |
Gimlin Debra L. <1967-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Body work [[electronic resource] ] : beauty and self-image in American culture / / Debra L. Gimlin |
Autore | Gimlin Debra L. <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (182 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.4 |
Soggetto topico |
Beauty, Personal - Social aspects - United States
Beauty culture - Social aspects - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
alternative healing
american beauty standards american beauty american culture beauty standards biographical body building body work cultural studies female beauty female body builder feminism feminist male gaze muscles mythology patriarchy plastic surgery politics strong women true story weight lifting weight womens beauty standards womens beauty |
ISBN |
9786612758911
1-59734-506-7 1-282-75891-8 0-520-92686-2 |
Classificazione | LC 14610 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Body Work as Self Work -- 1. The Hair Salon: Social Class, Power, and Ideal Beauty -- 2. Aerobics: Neutralizing the Body and Renegotiating the Self -- 3. Cosmetic Surgery: Paying for Your Beauty -- 4. NAAFA: Reinterpreting the Fat Body -- Conclusion: The Body, Oppression, and Resistance -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777394303321 |
Gimlin Debra L. <1967-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Body work : beauty and self-image in American culture / / Debra L. Gimlin |
Autore | Gimlin Debra L. <1967-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (182 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.4 |
Soggetto topico |
Beauty, Personal - Social aspects - United States
Beauty culture - Social aspects - United States |
ISBN |
9786612758911
1-59734-506-7 1-282-75891-8 0-520-92686-2 |
Classificazione | LC 14610 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Body Work as Self Work -- 1. The Hair Salon: Social Class, Power, and Ideal Beauty -- 2. Aerobics: Neutralizing the Body and Renegotiating the Self -- 3. Cosmetic Surgery: Paying for Your Beauty -- 4. NAAFA: Reinterpreting the Fat Body -- Conclusion: The Body, Oppression, and Resistance -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816536203321 |
Gimlin Debra L. <1967-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Managed Hand : Race, Gender, and the Body in Beauty Service Work / / Miliann Kang |
Autore | Kang Miliann |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (327 p.) |
Disciplina | 391.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Asian Americans - Social conditions
Asian Americans -- Social conditions Beauty culture - Social aspects - United States Beauty culture -- Social aspects -- United States Beauty shops - Social aspects - United States Beauty, Personal - Social aspects - United States Korean American women - Employment - United States Korean American women -- Employment -- United States Manicuring - Social aspects - United States United States - Race relations United States -- Race relations Women immigrants - Employment - United States Women immigrants -- Employment -- United States Art, Architecture & Applied Arts Arts & Crafts |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-09501-6
9786613520449 0-520-94565-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One. "There's No Business Like the Nail Business" -- Two. "What Other Work Is There?" -- Three. Hooked on Nails -- Four. "I Just Put Koreans and Nails Together" -- Five. Black People "Have Not Been the Ones Who Get Pampered" -- Six. "You Could Get a Fungus" -- Conclusion. What is a man I cure worth? -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460966603321 |
Kang Miliann | ||
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The managed hand : race, gender, and the body in beauty service work / / Miliann Kang |
Autore | Kang Miliann |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 309 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 391.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Asian Americans - Social conditions
Asian Americans -- Social conditions Beauty culture - Social aspects - United States Beauty culture -- Social aspects -- United States Beauty shops - Social aspects - United States Beauty, Personal - Social aspects - United States Korean American women - Employment - United States Korean American women -- Employment -- United States Manicuring - Social aspects - United States United States - Race relations United States -- Race relations Women immigrants - Employment - United States Women immigrants -- Employment -- United States Nail art (Manicuring) - Social aspects - United States Art, Architecture & Applied Arts Arts & Crafts |
Soggetto non controllato |
african american women
art asian american asian immigrants asian women beauty service work body services body class differences consumption divisions of race ethnography gender issues gender immigrant workers interviews korean women manicures nail industry nail salons new york city nonfiction pampering race issues self care self expression service careers social science united states white middle class women women working class |
ISBN |
1-280-09501-6
9786613520449 0-520-94565-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One. "There's No Business Like the Nail Business" -- Two. "What Other Work Is There?" -- Three. Hooked on Nails -- Four. "I Just Put Koreans and Nails Together" -- Five. Black People "Have Not Been the Ones Who Get Pampered" -- Six. "You Could Get a Fungus" -- Conclusion. What is a man I cure worth? -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790598203321 |
Kang Miliann | ||
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The managed hand : race, gender, and the body in beauty service work / / Miliann Kang |
Autore | Kang Miliann |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 309 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 391.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Asian Americans - Social conditions
Asian Americans -- Social conditions Beauty culture - Social aspects - United States Beauty culture -- Social aspects -- United States Beauty shops - Social aspects - United States Beauty, Personal - Social aspects - United States Korean American women - Employment - United States Korean American women -- Employment -- United States Manicuring - Social aspects - United States United States - Race relations United States -- Race relations Women immigrants - Employment - United States Women immigrants -- Employment -- United States Nail art (Manicuring) - Social aspects - United States Art, Architecture & Applied Arts Arts & Crafts |
Soggetto non controllato |
african american women
art asian american asian immigrants asian women beauty service work body services body class differences consumption divisions of race ethnography gender issues gender immigrant workers interviews korean women manicures nail industry nail salons new york city nonfiction pampering race issues self care self expression service careers social science united states white middle class women women working class |
ISBN |
1-280-09501-6
9786613520449 0-520-94565-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One. "There's No Business Like the Nail Business" -- Two. "What Other Work Is There?" -- Three. Hooked on Nails -- Four. "I Just Put Koreans and Nails Together" -- Five. Black People "Have Not Been the Ones Who Get Pampered" -- Six. "You Could Get a Fungus" -- Conclusion. What is a man I cure worth? -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824217303321 |
Kang Miliann | ||
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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