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The beauty myth : how images of beauty are used against women / Naomi Wolf.

By: Wolf, Naomi.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Perennial, 2002General Notes: Originally published: 1st ed. New York : Morrow, c1991.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-335) and index.Description: 348 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0060512180 (pbk.); 9780060512187 (pbk.).Subject(s): Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) | Femininity | Sex roleDDC classification: 305.42 Online resources: Publisher description
Contents:
The beauty myth -- Work -- Culture -- Religion -- Sex -- Hunger -- Violence -- Beyond the beauty myth.
Summary: Wolf says the new obsession with women's appearance arose as part of a violent backlash against feminism, a political weapon imposing on women new restrictions.
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Two Weeks Davenport Library Circulating Collection Print-Circulating 305.42 W831 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34284003736469

Originally published: 1st ed. New York : Morrow, c1991.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-335) and index.

The beauty myth -- Work -- Culture -- Religion -- Sex -- Hunger -- Violence -- Beyond the beauty myth.

Wolf says the new obsession with women's appearance arose as part of a violent backlash against feminism, a political weapon imposing on women new restrictions.

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