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The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women

The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women

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The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women

by Wolf, Naomi

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  • Paperback
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Near Fine
ISBN 10
0060512180
ISBN 13
9780060512187
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New York: Harper Perennial, 2002. Reissue. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 5x0x8. Reissue. A nice copy. 2002 Trade Paperback. 348 pp. "Explores the phenomenon of the violent backlash against feminism that uses images of female beauty as a political weapon against women's advancement.

Synopsis

The bestselling classic that redefined our view of the relationship between beauty and female identity.In today's world, women have more power, legal recognition, and professional success than ever before. Alongside the evident progress of the women's movement, however, writer and journalist Naomi Wolf is troubled by a different kind of social control, which, she argues, may prove just as restrictive as the traditional image of homemaker and wife. It's the beauty myth, an obsession with physical perfection that traps the modern woman in an endless spiral of hope, self-consciousness, and self-hatred as she tries to fulfill society's impossible definition of "the flawless beauty."

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Bookseller
Yesterday's Muse Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
2326038
Title
The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women
Author
Wolf, Naomi
Format/Binding
Trade Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Reissue
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0060512180
ISBN 13
9780060512187
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2002
Size
5x0x8
Keywords
WOMENS STUDIES FEMINISM NAOMI WOLF BEAUTY MYTH SOCIOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY
X weight
11 oz

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