Brutal body binding and modification
Croy, Anita,
Brutal body binding and modification - First edition. - New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2019. - 48 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm - Bizarre history of beauty . - Croy, Anita. Bizarre history of beauty. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The ancient world -- Don't be a bighead! -- Piercing -- Scarification -- The middle ages -- Tiny feet -- So macho -- Female silhouettes -- The early modern age -- Body alteration -- Tattoo you -- The nineteenth century -- Where are the legs? -- Breathe in! -- The female shape -- The twentieth century -- Build the body! -- Under the knife -- The twenty-first century -- Ink fest -- Timeline -- Glossary.
"Piercings and tattoos, scarification and cosmetic surgery, foot binding and body building, corsets, and crinolines. People have long altered the shape of their body parts using physical modifications or specially designed clothing in order to fulfill a beauty standard. Then, they learned that other culture's ideas were different. For instance, exploration and trade brought Europeans into contact with peoples who had far different ideals of physical beauty from their own. This exciting tome covers world and cultural history in an enticing, easy-to-read way that is sure to keep it in high demand."--Amazon.com
1538226820 9781538226827 1538226839 9781538226834
Human body--Social aspects--Juvenile literature.
Body image--Juvenile literature.
Body marking--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
Brutal body binding and modification - First edition. - New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2019. - 48 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm - Bizarre history of beauty . - Croy, Anita. Bizarre history of beauty. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The ancient world -- Don't be a bighead! -- Piercing -- Scarification -- The middle ages -- Tiny feet -- So macho -- Female silhouettes -- The early modern age -- Body alteration -- Tattoo you -- The nineteenth century -- Where are the legs? -- Breathe in! -- The female shape -- The twentieth century -- Build the body! -- Under the knife -- The twenty-first century -- Ink fest -- Timeline -- Glossary.
"Piercings and tattoos, scarification and cosmetic surgery, foot binding and body building, corsets, and crinolines. People have long altered the shape of their body parts using physical modifications or specially designed clothing in order to fulfill a beauty standard. Then, they learned that other culture's ideas were different. For instance, exploration and trade brought Europeans into contact with peoples who had far different ideals of physical beauty from their own. This exciting tome covers world and cultural history in an enticing, easy-to-read way that is sure to keep it in high demand."--Amazon.com
1538226820 9781538226827 1538226839 9781538226834
Human body--Social aspects--Juvenile literature.
Body image--Juvenile literature.
Body marking--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.