Free and Natural - Nudity and the American Cult of the Body

Informationen zum Autor Sarah Schrank is Professor of History at California State University, Long Beach and author of Art and the City: Civic Imagination and Cultural Authority in Los Angeles, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Klappentext A cultural history of nudity offering an in-depth account of how the naked body came to be closely tied to modern ideas about nature and authenticity. Zusammenfassung Free and Natural is a cultural history of nudity offering an in-depth account of how the naked body came to be closely tied to modern ideas about nature and authenticity. Sarah Schrank explores how the "free and natural" lifestyle emerged from the history of the nudist movement, sexual and environmental politics, and consumer capitalism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. On Being Free and Natural Chapter 1. Welcome to the Nudist Colony Chapter 2. Naked at Home Chapter 3. Therapeutic Nudist Retreats Chapter 4. Swinging Suburbs Chapter 5. How to Free a Beach Chapter 6. Naked Lifestyle Consumerism Epilogue. Bodies Out of Place Notes Index Acknowledgments

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Schrank
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9780812251425
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-5142-5
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Nature and Culture in America; Nature and Culture in America
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Familie und Gesundheit, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, HEALTH & FITNESS / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, History - U.S.