Feminist Perspectives on the Body
Download or Read eBook Feminist Perspectives on the Body PDF written by Barbara Brook and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Barbara Brook |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 198 |
| Release | : 2014-06-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781317880226 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1317880226 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Feminist Perspectives on the Body by : Barbara Brook
Book excerpt: Feminist Perspectives on the Body provides an accessible introduction to this extremely popular new area and is aimed at students from a variety of disciplines who are interested in gaining an understanding of the key issues involved. The author explores many important topics including: the Western world's construction of the body as a theoretical, philosophical and political concept; the body and reproduction; medicalisation; cosmetic surgery and eating disorders; the body in performance; the private and the public body; working bodies and new ways of thinking about the body.
