Smart living : lifestyle media and popular expertise / Tania Lewis.
Smart living : lifestyle media and popular expertise / Tania Lewis.
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New York : Peter Lang, c2008.
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N646.70091/1
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English
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viii, 169 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Introducing the lifestyle expert : Zen and the art of spot removal -- From manners to makeovers : a history of modern lifestyle advice -- Eating expertise : from nutritionists to TV chefs -- 'He needs to face his fears with these five queers!' : Queer eye for the straight guy, makeover TV, and the l...
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Publisher
New York : Peter Lang, c2008.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2008.
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"What do the Fab Five from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, the Supernanny and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver all have in common? Lifestyle gurus are increasingly intruding on everyday life, directing ordinary people to see themselves as "projects" that can be "made over" through embracing an ethos of relentless self-improvement. Smart Living argues th...
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Smart living : lifestyle media and popular expertise / Tania Lewis.
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Popular culture and everyday life, 1529-2428 ; v. 15.
Popular culture & everyday life, 1529-2428 ; v. 15.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-162) and index.
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c2008.
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N646.70091/1
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74VM8qW2k8EZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8qW2k8EZ
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ISBN
0820486779 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780820486789
0820486787
9780820486772 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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646.70091821
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991000062779702626
