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Glamour : women, history, feminism / Carol Dyhouse.
- 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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