The last taboo : women and body hair /

'The Last Taboo' argues that body hair plays a central role in constructing masculinity and femininity and sexual and cultural identities. It asks how and why any particular issue can become defined as 'self-evidently' too silly or too mad to write about.

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Other Authors: Lesnik-Oberstein, KarĂ­n
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester ; New York : New York : Manchester University Press ; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave, 2006.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781847794444
1847794440
9781781702567
178170256X
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:'The Last Taboo' argues that body hair plays a central role in constructing masculinity and femininity and sexual and cultural identities. It asks how and why any particular issue can become defined as 'self-evidently' too silly or too mad to write about.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 218 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language Note:English.
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