Science of Beauty

Culture and Cosmetics in Modern Germany, 1750–1930

AvAnnelie Ramsbrock

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

What did the cosmetic practices of middle-class women in the nineteenth century have in common with the repair of men's bodies mutilated in war? Conceived as a cultural history, this book examines the history of artificially created beauty in Germany from the late Enlightenment to the early days of National Socialist rule.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-05-20
Mått:155 x 235 x 16 mm
Vikt:446 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Worlds of Consumption
Antal sidor:277
Upplaga:15001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781349504282

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Annelie Ramsbrock is a research associate at the Center for Contemporary Historical Research in Potsdam, Germany. She received her doctorate in 2010 from the Free University, Berlin.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceIntroduction 1. From Wisdom to Knowledge: Bodies and Artificial Beauty in the Eighteenth Century 2. Regulated Bodies: Cosmetics and Hygiene in the Nineteenth Century 3. Renovated Bodies: Medical Cosmetics from the Fin de Siècle to the Weimar Republic 4. Simulated Bodies: Cosmetics and Consumption in the Interwar Period 5. Knowledge and Political Conscience: Social Cosmetics during the Great Depression