Bellissima : feminine beauty and the idea of Italy / Stephen Gundle.
| Author/creator |
Gundle, Stephen, 1956- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, ©2007. |
| Description | xxvi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Italy, the land of beauty -- The blonde aura of Queen Margherita -- The rise of professional beauty -- Fascism and the allure of the female image -- Beauty and national identity after the Second World War -- Catholics, communists and beauty contests -- The female film stars of the 1950s -- Mass consumption and ideals of beauty -- Emancipation, eroticism and nostalgia -- Beauty and ethnicity in the age of globalisation -- The return of the 'bella italiana'. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-291) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006037320 |
| ISBN | 0300123876 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780300123876 (alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ 1220.I8 G86 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |