ISBN:
9781498523653
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (233 pages)
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Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.40987
Keywords:
Sex role - Venezuela - History
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Sex role - Venezuela - History
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Beauty, Virtue, Power, and Success in Venezuela 1850-2015 examines how Venezuelan women have learned to exercise and perform to societal expectations of beauty in four historical moments: 1850-1890, 1910-1950, 1960-1990, and 2000-2015.
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I -- Chapter One: Productive Heterosexuality and Feminine Beauty in the Nineteenth Century -- Chapter Two: Mercedes Mutis de Ibarra -- Chapter Three: Ana Teresa Ibarra de Guzmán -- Part II -- Chapter Four: The Ideal Mother -- Chapter Five: Teresa de la Parra -- Chapter Six: Antonia Palacios -- Part III -- Chapter Seven: Modern Beauty Pageants and Contests -- Chapter Eight: Blonde and Wealthy -- Chapter Nine: Stefania Mosca, Belén Valarino, and Lidia Rebrij: -- Part IV -- Chapter Ten: 100% Chic -- Chapter Eleven: "Exotic" and Poor -- Chapter Twelve: Plastic Surgery -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
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