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The perfectible body : the Western ideal of male physical development / Kenneth R. Dutton.

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The perfectible body : the Western ideal of male physical development / Kenneth R. Dutton.

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The perfectible body : the Western ideal of male physical development / Kenneth R. Dutton.

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Full title

The perfectible body : the Western ideal of male physical development / Kenneth R. Dutton.

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Publisher

New York : Continuum, 1995.

Date

1995.

Call Numbers

N646.75/11

Record Identifier

74VKRKVpBvZg

MMS ID

991023086089702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

400 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents

Introduction - Uncovering the Body -- Pt. I. The Evolving Body. 1. The Emerging Body. The Bodies of Gods and Heroes. The Allure of the Athlete. Symbolic Bodies. 2. The Body Re-Born. The Ambiguous Body. Re-discovering the Body. Conventional Bodies. The Secular Body. 3. The Visible Body. Studio Bodies...

Men's Bodies, Women's Eyes. The Objectified Body. The Ambivalent Body. 12. The Body in Context. The Body's Legacy. The Body Today.

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Publisher

New York : Continuum, 1995.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

1995.

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Full title

The perfectible body : the Western ideal of male physical development / Kenneth R. Dutton.

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Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 390-395) and index.

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Call Numbers

N646.75/11

Record Identifier

74VKRKVpBvZg

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRKVpBvZg

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ISBN

0826407870

9780826407870

DDC

646.75

MMS ID

991023086089702626

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