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Beauty in history : society, politics and personal appearance, c. 1500 to the present / Arthur Marwick
by Marwick, Arthur (1936-2006)
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- ISBN 10
- 0500251010
- ISBN 13
- 9780500251010
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About This Item
London : Thames and Hudson, 1988. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Publisher's review copy with their promotional material loosely inserted. Physical description; 480 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-472) and index. Contents; Beauty: Only skin deep, but in the eyes of all beholders -- Darwin, Freud, feminism and fashion -- Beauty, provoker of thieves: ancient Athens to c. 1800 -- Personal appearance and life experiences, c. 1600-c. 1800 -- Beauty and the growth of entrepreneurial society, c. 1800-c. 1905 -- Personal apperance and life experiences, c. 1800-c. 1905 -- The twentieth century to 1960 -- The international cultural revolution of the 1960s -- Conclusion: Beauty and society today -- Appendix 1: Aphorisms and declarations relating to beauty -- Appendix 2: Extracts from La Cousine Bette by Honor de Balzac. Subjects; Beauty, Personal History. Aesthetics, Modern. Feminine beauty (Aesthetics). Beauty culture. Aesthetics. Individuality. Beauty, Personal Social aspects History. Human body Social aspects History. Manners and customs History. Beauty, Personal Social aspects. Feminine beauty (Aesthetics). Art and society. Aesthetics. Fashion. Beauty. Individuality. Beauty Culture.
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- MW Books Ltd.
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- 407136
- Title
- Beauty in history : society, politics and personal appearance, c. 1500 to the present / Arthur Marwick
- Author
- Marwick, Arthur (1936-2006)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0500251010
- ISBN 13
- 9780500251010
- Publisher
- London : Thames and Hudson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
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