Brutal Body Binding and Modification

by Anita Croy

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538226820
• ISBN13: 9781538226827
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8