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Body Work: Beauty and Self-Image in American Culture
Body Work Beauty and SelfImage in American Culture
Author: Debra L. Gimlin
Today women are lifting weights to build muscle, wrapping their bodies in seaweed to reduce unwanted water retention, attending weigh-ins at diet centers, and devoting themselves to many other types of "body work." Filled with the voices of real women, this book unravels the complicated emotional and intellectual motivations that drive them ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520210516
ISBN-10: 0520210514
Publication Date: 1/7/2002
Pages: 215
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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