From the popular historian and author of Among the Bohemians and
How Was It For You? comes a new offering, unbuttoning the
multi-layered, hundred-year-history of women's lives through
fashion and beauty from 1860-1960. 'Virginia Nicholson is one of
the great social historians of our time . . . No one else makes
history this fun' Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana, Duchess of
Devonshire 'Virginia Nicholson is the outstanding recorder of
British lives in the twentieth century' Carmen Callil, author of
Bad Faith From the suffragettes casting off corsets to Christian
Dior reintroducing the hourglass; from wartime uniforms to the
first Miss World bikinis; from skin lightening creams to Coco
Chanel's tan - the evolving world of fashion and beauty is
inextricably linked to women's lived experiences. In Undressing
Women, popular feminist historian Virginia Nicholson documents the
history of women's lives in Great Britain through fashion trends,
blending fascinating source material with analysis to outline a
century of change in the way we see and feel about women's bodies.
New engaging source material tells the story of the close
relationship between feminism and femininity, begging the question:
'Can we be both equal and beautiful?'
General
| Imprint: |
Virago Press Ltd
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
April 2024 |
| Authors: |
Virginia Nicholson
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| Dimensions: |
240 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
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| Pages: |
400 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-349-01431-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
0-349-01431-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780349014319 |
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