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| Genre/Form: | Dictionaries |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Cultural encyclopedia of the body. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008 (OCoLC)761360251 |
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Victoria Pitts-Taylor |
| ISBN: | 9780313341458 : alk. paper) 0313341451 ((set) : alk. paper) 9780313341465 ((v. 1) : alk. paper) 031334146X ((v. 1) : alk. paper) 9780313341472 ((v. 2) : alk. paper) 0313341478 ((v. 2) : alk. paper |
| OCLC Number: | 221153745 |
| Description: | 2 v. (xxxviii, 577 p.) : ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Contents: | v. 1. A-L -- v. 2. M-Z. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Victoria Pitts-Taylor. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
Pop culture and the media are saturated with the focus on the aesthetics of the human body. Magazines speculate whether this or that actress had breast implants or a nose job. This is a collection of culturally informed essays on body parts that provides context and weight to the pop culture and media focus on the body beautiful.
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"I found the organization of the "Encyclopedia "useful and rather entertaining. . . . I enjoyed browsing these volumes enormously; the "Encyclopedia "is laid out in a way that enables the reader to browse casually, or use it as the base for further research into the cultural or social issues examined. Psychology, sociology, history, and humanities collections would find this useful, as indeed would those studying medicine from a cultural perspective." - Reference Reviews
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