Beauty and Misogyny: Harmful cultural practices in the West

by Sheila Jeffreys

Book Overview

The new edition of Beauty and Misogyny revisits and updates Sheila Jeffreys' uncompromising critique of Western beauty practice and the industries and ideologies behind it. Jeffreys argues that beauty practices are not related to individual female choice or creative expression, but represent instead an important aspect of women's oppression. As these practices have become increasingly brutal and pervasive, the need to scrutinize and dismantle...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848724470
• ISBN13: 9781848724471
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"