The Beauty Myth

Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short formWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOREvery day, women around the world are confronted with a dilemma - how to look. In a society embroiled in a cult of female beauty and youthfulness, pressure on women to conform physically is constant and all-pervading. In this shortened edition you will find the essence of Wolf's groundbreaking book. It is a radical, gripping and frank expose of the tyranny of the beauty myth, its oppressive function and the destructive obsession it engenders.

Product details

• Authors: Naomi Wolf
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.03.2015
• EAN: 9781784870416
• ISBN: 978-1-78487-041-6
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 110 mm x 178 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Vintage Classics; Vintage Feminism Short Editions; Vintage Classics; Vintage Feminism Short Editions
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; HEALTH & FITNESS / Beauty & Grooming, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, PHILOSOPHY / Social, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, social and political philosophy, Feminism & feminist theory, Fashion & beauty industries, Gender studies: women, Society and culture: general, Cosmetics, hair and beauty, Feminism and feminist theory