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Face Value - The Politics of Beauty (Hardcover)
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Face Value - The Politics of Beauty (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Revivals
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First published in 1984, Face Value confronts the pervasive power
of beauty through art and literature, as well as interviews with
men and women with varying perspectives on the subject. The topics
covered range widely: the history of beauty from the Greeks to the
present; the pathology of beauty: how women have been willing to
harm themselves, mentally and physically, to achieve 'beauty'; the
language we use to speak of beauty, and its implications; our
attitudes towards beauty, as examined by psychologists; beauty and
ethnic identity; men and beauty. The authors present in fact a
redefinition of beauty, enabling both women and men to enjoy it in
themselves and in others, while discarding the sex-role stereotypes
that have governed the definition of beauty in the past. With a new
preface that explores the gaps created by time in the book's
discourse, this book will be of interest to students of
linguistics, gender studies, women's studies, cultural studies,
sociology and anthropology.
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