The American Beauty Industry Encyclopedia

Herausgeber: Willett, Julie

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first encyclopedia to focus exclusively on the many aspects of the American beauty industry, covering both its diverse origins and its global reach. The American Beauty Industry Encyclopedia is the first compilation to focus exclusively on this pervasive business, covering both its diverse origins and global reach. More than 100 entries were chosen specifically to illuminate the most iconic aspects of the industry's past and present, exploring the meaning of beauty practices and products, often while making analytical use of categories such as gender, race, sexuality, and stages of the lifecycle. Focusing primarily on the late-19th and 20th-century American beauty industry-an era of unprecedented expansion-the encyclopedia covers ancient practices and the latest trends and provides a historical examination of institutions, entrepreneurs, styles, and technological innovations. It covers, for example, the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, as well as how Asian women today are having muscle fiber removed from their calves to create a more "Western" look. Entries also explore how the industry reflects social movements and concerns that are inextricably bound to religion, feminism, the health and safety of consumers and workers, the treatment of animals, and environmental sustainability.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 883g
• ISBN-13: 9780313359491
• ISBN-10: 0313359490
• Artikelnr.: 29157887

Autorenporträt

Julie Willett is associate professor of history at Texas Tech University, Lubbock.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Entries List of Entries by Topic Preface Introduction Chronology The Encyclopedia Appendix 1: Percentage of U.S. Beauty Industry Employees by Occupation
Sex
Race
and Ethnicity
2007 Appendix 2: Number of Salon-Type Establishments in the United States with Payroll Employees Selected Bibliography Index About the Editor and Contributors