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The culture of male beauty in Britain : from the first photographs to David Beckham / Paul R. Deslandes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Deslandes, Paul R., 1965- author.
- Series:
- Chicago scholarship online.
- Chicago scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Masculine beauty (Aesthetics)--England.
- Masculine beauty (Aesthetics).
- Beauty culture--England.
- Beauty culture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (432 p.) : 16 color plates, 104 halftones
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2022.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- A heavily illustrated history of two centuries of male beauty in British culture. Spanning the decades from the rise of photography to the age of the selfie, this book traces the complex visual and consumer cultures that shaped masculine beauty in Britain, examining the realms of advertising, health, pornography, psychology, sport, and celebrity culture. Paul R. Deslandes chronicles the shifting standards of male beauty in British culture - from the rising cult of the athlete to changing views on hairlessness - while connecting discussions of youth, fitness, and beauty to growing concerns about race, empire, and degeneracy.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- Part One Setting the Stage: The Foundations of Modern Male Beauty
- Chapter 1 Physiognomists and Photographers
- Chapter 2 Beauty Experts and Hairdressing Entrepreneurs
- Chapter 3 Artists, Athletes, and Celebrities
- Chapter 4 Poets, Soldiers, and Monuments
- Part Two Men on Display in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
- Chapter 5 Brylcreem Men, Cinema Idols, and Uniforms
- Chapter 6 Teenagers, Bodybuilders, and Models
- Chapter 7 Youthful Rebels, Gender-Benders, and Gay Men
- Chapter 8 Insecure Men, Metrosexuals, and Spornosexuals
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Archival Collections Consulted
- Notes
- Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2021.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 4, 2022).
- ISBN:
- 9780226805313
- 022680531X
- OCLC:
- 1273973616
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