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Glamour : women, history, feminism / Carol Dyhouse.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Dyhouse, Carol, 1948- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Women's clothing--Social aspects--20th century.
Women's clothing.
Women--Social conditions--20th century.
Women.
Beauty, Personal--Social aspects--20th century.
Beauty, Personal.
Aesthetics, Modern.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)--20th century.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics).
Fashion--Social aspects--20th century.
Fashion.
Glamour--History--20th century.
Glamour.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (241 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Distribution:
[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021
Place of Publication:
London, England : Zed Books, 2010.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Glamour: Women, History, Feminism explores the changing meanings of the word glamour, its relationship to femininity and fashion, and its place in twentieth-century social history. Using a rich variety of sources from women's magazines and film, to social surveys and life histories Carol Dyhouse examines with wit and insight the history and meaning of costume, cosmetics, perfume and fur.
Contents:
The origins of glamour : demi-monde, modernity, "It"
Hollywood glamour
Dreams, desires and spending
Princesses, tarts and cheesecake
Revolutions
Glamazons, grunge and bling
Perspectives and reflections : glamour for all?
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-221) and index.
Print version record.
ISBN:
9786612543418
9781350220409
135022040X
9781848136861
1848136862
9781282543416
1282543415
9781848134096
1848134096
OCLC:
609896788

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